neighbourhood in Amersfoort

Podium

225 residents · postal code 3826 · Part of Vathorst-De Laak, Amersfoort

Bottom 15% in the Netherlands

Podium is a rural area in Amersfoort with 225 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.6 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 6.3, while safety lags at 2.6. For families it stands at 9.8.

no. 11,175 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 121 of 131 in Amersfoort

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Amenities

no grade

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

50.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

6.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

14.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 22 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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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

€ 361,000

Welfare recipients

44.4 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

30%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

786 inw/km²

Noise level

66 dB

Green surroundings

64%

Trees nearby

18%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,436

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.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Households with children

41%

Residents under 15

28%

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Who lives here

Podium has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 56%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1528%
NL median 14%
15–255%
NL median 11%
25–4556%
NL median 22%
45–659%
NL median 28%
65+–
Not enough data
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
38% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
786 — far less 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 Podium calculated?

Podium scores 3.6 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 Podium 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 Podium a safe neighbourhood?

Podium scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (50.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.