neighbourhood in Amersfoort
Waterkwartier
3,200 residents · postal code 3824 · Part of Nieuwland, Amersfoort
- no. 1,335 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 39 of 131 in Amersfoort
Scores per pillar
The Waterkwartier, also in Amersfoort's Nieuwland, is young and safe: more than half of households include children, barely seven percent of residents are over 65, and safety earns a 9.7 with fewer than 12 crimes per 1,000 people present. More than three-quarters of residents own their home. The overall grade reaches 9.2. At €433,000, home values sit just above the national median.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Waterkwartier calculated?
Waterkwartier scores 9.2 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 Waterkwartier a safe neighbourhood?
Waterkwartier scores 9.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.