district in Amersfoort
Nieuwland
Nieuwland has 6 neighbourhoods with 14,335 residents in total.
Nieuwland is a planned family district on the northern edge of Amersfoort, 14,335 residents across six neighbourhoods with water woven through the layout. Safety scores 8.7 here, distinctly high, and for families the figure sits barely lower at 8.6. The overall reaches 6.8. Amenities lag a little at 6.1, and quiet and nature is the weakest pillar at 5.2. Wealth and income closes the list on a solid 7.3.
no. 12 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort
Short answer: Nieuwland scores 8.3 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 12 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its strongest neighbourhood is Hoge Hoven (9.8), the lowest-scoring Stadstuin (6.1). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 14,335 residents in total.
Key figures for Nieuwland
- residents
- 14,335
- neighbourhoods
- 6
- km² of land
- 2
How Nieuwland 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.
In 2025, 250 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.
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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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
Nieuwland has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 11%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2514%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6533%
NL median 28%
- 65+11%
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
2.5 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
25% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
46% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,713 — far more 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 Nieuwland, weighted by population.
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