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neighbourhood in Amersfoort

Puntenburg

1,865 residents · postal code 3812 · Part of Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort

  • no. 7,370 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 91 of 131 in Amersfoort

Scores per pillar

Puntenburg is the new piece of Soesterkwartier against Amersfoort's railway: 96 percent post-2000, largely stacked, with the Eemplein square around the corner. Socio-economically the area scores 8.5, but the 47 crimes per 1,000 people present — nearly double the median — press safety to 2.8. Overall: 5.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
47.0
Violent crimes
3.7
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 399,000
Owner-occupied
38%
Single-family homes
11%
Built after 2000
96%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 50%45–65 19%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
17%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
15,472

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Puntenburg calculated?

Puntenburg scores 5.8 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 Puntenburg a safe neighbourhood?

Puntenburg scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (47.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.