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district in Amersfoort

Hoogland-West

Hoogland-West has 3 neighbourhoods with 540 residents in total.

Top 42% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 19 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort

Short answer: Hoogland-West scores 6.9 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 19 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Coelhorst (7.7). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 540 residents in total.

Key figures for Hoogland-West

residents
540
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
12.3

How Hoogland-West scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
58.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
18.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 70 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.9 km
GP practice
1.8 km
Train station
6.1 km
Restaurant
1.8 km
Hospital
3.0 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
3.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Amersfoort

The figures

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
€ 821,374
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
24%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
79%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
13%

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The most affluent neighbourhoods in Amersfoort

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
45 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
86%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
357
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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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The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
2.0 km
Households with children
47%
Childcare
2.0 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amersfoort

Who lives here

Hoogland-West has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 16%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2516%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4515%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6538%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+17%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    45%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    51far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Hoogland-West, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Hoogland-West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Coelhorst7.7
  2. 2Zeldert6.7
  3. De Schans