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Dorrestein

775 residents · postal code 3817 · Part of Vermeerkwartier, Amersfoort

  • no. 10,378 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 115 of 131 in Amersfoort
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Scores per pillar

Home to 775 residents, Dorrestein is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Amersfoort. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.0. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 6.8, while housing lags at 3.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.5 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.8
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 382,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
27%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 20%65+ 40%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
13%
Single-person households
66%
Residents per km²
1,984

Nearby neighbourhoods

Componistenbuurt-Zuid

Amersfoort

5.7

Vermeerkwartier-Oost

Amersfoort

9.6

Leusderkwartier-Oost

Amersfoort

9.0

Buitengebied Leusden-Centrum West

Leusden

7.2

Componistenbuurt-Midden

Amersfoort

3.3

Vermeerkwartier-West

Amersfoort

9.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Boijl

Weststellingwerf

4.0

Schore

Kapelle

4.0

Wâlterswâld

Dantumadiel

4.0

Leest

Meierijstad

4.0

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dorrestein calculated?

Dorrestein scores 4.0 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 Dorrestein a safe neighbourhood?

Dorrestein scores 4.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.