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Grote Haag

495 residents · postal code 3811 · Part of Stadskern, Amersfoort

Bottom 24% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Grote Haag is an urban residential neighbourhood in Amersfoort with 495 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 4.3. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.1, while space and quiet lags at 2.7. For families it stands at 7.0.

  • no. 10,001 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 112 of 131 in Amersfoort

How Grote Haag scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
82.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
7.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
44.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 121 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.0 km
GP practice
0.4 km
Train station
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Hospital
3.3 km
Café
0.1 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 372,000
Welfare recipients
40.4 per 1,000
High incomes
22%
Low incomes
28%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
31%
Social housing
33%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
10%
Built after 2000
25%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
6,111 inw/km²
Noise level
61 dB
Green surroundings
32%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
4,136
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.1 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
13%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
7%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Grote Haag has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 43%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–157%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4543%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+11%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    1.5far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    64%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    13%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,111far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grote Haag calculated?

Grote Haag scores 4.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Grote Haag lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Grote Haag a safe neighbourhood?

Grote Haag scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (82.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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