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neighbourhood in Amersfoort

De Horsten

2,020 residents · postal code 3815 · Part of Liendert, Amersfoort

  • no. 11,735 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 124 of 131 in Amersfoort

Scores per pillar

De Horsten in Liendert is one of Amersfoort's most densely built corners: nearly 12,000 residents per square kilometre, many flats, 62 percent rental. Nearly half of all households have children. Supermarket and school are 300 metres away — amenities score 9.5. The socio-economic score stays at 3.0. Overall: 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
3.7 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.0
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 312,000
Owner-occupied
38%
Single-family homes
36%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 22%15–25 16%25–45 28%45–65 25%65+ 9%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
11,913

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Horsten calculated?

De Horsten scores 3.3 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 Horsten a safe neighbourhood?

De Horsten scores 3.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.