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district in Amersfoort

Stadskern

Stadskern has 9 neighbourhoods with 5,785 residents in total.

Bottom 20% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 29 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort

Short answer: Stadskern scores 3.9 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 29 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its strongest neighbourhood is Beestenmarkt (4.7), the worst Lieve Vrouwekerkhof (3.1). The district has 9 neighbourhoods with 5,785 residents in total.

Key figures for Stadskern

residents
5,785
neighbourhoods
9
km² of land
0.7

How Stadskern 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
92.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
9.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
59.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,252 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in AmersfoortThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Amersfoort

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.2 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
€ 388,710
Welfare recipients
22.5 per 1,000
High incomes
22%
Low incomes
32%
Vacancy
7%
Owner-occupied
35%
Social housing
21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
27%
Built after 2000
11%

Tick = Dutch median

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
8,548 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
35%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
4,368
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.1 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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
0.8 km
Households with children
13%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
7%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amersfoort

Who lives here

Stadskern has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 38%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–157%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4538%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6523%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    1.5far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    64%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    13%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    8,548far 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 Stadskern, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Stadskern

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Stadskern.

Neighbourhoods in Stadskern

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Beestenmarkt4.7
  2. 2Mooierstraat e.o.4.6
  3. 3Coninckstraat e.o.4.4
  4. 4Grote Haag4.3
  5. 5Nieuwstraat e.o.4.2
  6. 6Schimmelpenninckbuurt3.8
  7. 7Stadhuisplein3.2
  8. 8Hof3.1
  9. 9Lieve Vrouwekerkhof3.1