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Watervogelbuurt

1,845 residents · postal code 3815 · Part of Liendert, Amersfoort

  • no. 9,219 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 102 of 131 in Amersfoort

Scores per pillar

Flats define the Watervogelbuurt: only a quarter of homes are ground-based and half of households are one person. Amenities lie close and score 9.3, but housing reaches no higher than 3.7. At 30 offences per 1,000 people present, safety lands on 4.6, above the national median. Property values, at €318,000, stay below the midpoint. The stock dates entirely from before 2000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.4 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.7
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 318,000
Owner-occupied
54%
Single-family homes
26%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 13%25–45 40%45–65 21%65+ 15%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
20%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
7,322

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Watervogelbuurt calculated?

Watervogelbuurt scores 4.7 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 Watervogelbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Watervogelbuurt scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.