neighbourhood in Amersfoort
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.
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
Nearby neighbourhoods
Liendert-Zuid
Amersfoort
Rustenburg-Zuid
Amersfoort
Zangvogelbuurt
Amersfoort
Schuilenburg-Noord
Amersfoort
De Horsten
Amersfoort
Kruiskamp-Zuid
Amersfoort
Similar neighbourhoods
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.