neighbourhood in Amersfoort
De Baken
3,495 residents · postal code 3826 · Part of Vathorst-De Laak, Amersfoort
- no. 950 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 29 of 131 in Amersfoort
Scores per pillar
Built entirely after 2000: every home in this Vathorst pocket is new. It skews young — half the households have children, a quarter of residents are under fifteen and barely eight percent are over 65. Safety scores 9.2, on some eleven crimes per 1,000 people present. Nature lags at 4.3, and the average home is worth €489,000.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for De Baken calculated?
De Baken scores 9.5 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 De Baken a safe neighbourhood?
De Baken scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.