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Bloemenbuurt-West

1,775 residents · postal code 3812 · Part of Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort

  • no. 6,991 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 90 of 131 in Amersfoort
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Scores per pillar

Densely built even by Amersfoort standards, Bloemenbuurt-West packs more than 9,000 residents into each square kilometre. Almost every home is a single-family house, yet at 42 percent owner-occupied the rental sector dominates. Amenities and safety both score 8.1, while greenery, at 3.0, is the clear weak spot. Property values, around €380,000, sit below the national middle of €422,000.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
20.9
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 380,000
Owner-occupied
42%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 35%45–65 23%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
9,260

Nearby neighbourhoods

Bomenbuurt

Amersfoort

2.7

Rivierenbuurt-West

Amersfoort

6.5

Birkhoven / Bokkeduinen

Amersfoort

4.7

Wagenwerkplaats

Amersfoort

6.9

Bloemenbuurt-Oost

Amersfoort

3.5

Rivierenbuurt-Oost

Amersfoort

8.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Bruninkshoek

Hengelo (O.)

6.0

Brouwersland

Lingewaard

6.0

Oostendam

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

6.0

Cellenkamp Palthenkamp

Dinkelland

6.0

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bloemenbuurt-West calculated?

Bloemenbuurt-West scores 6.0 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Bloemenbuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?

Bloemenbuurt-West scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.