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Vathorst-Centrum

Vathorst-Centrum has 3 neighbourhoods with 3,730 residents in total.

Top 16% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 9 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort

Short answer: Vathorst-Centrum scores 8.8 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 9 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Polderbuurt-Noord (9.8). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 3,730 residents in total.

Key figures for Vathorst-Centrum

residents
3,730
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
0.5

How Vathorst-Centrum 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
28.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
15.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 171 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
0.6 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
1.0 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
7.2 km
Café
2.1 km
Library
0.8 km
Motorway ramp
2.8 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
€ 536,909
Welfare recipients
13.4 per 1,000
High incomes
33%
Low incomes
30%
Vacancy
1%
Owner-occupied
67%
Social housing
18%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
79%
Built after 2000
99%

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
7,342 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
46%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,173
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 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
0.6 km
Households with children
55%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Residents under 15
21%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amersfoort

Who lives here

Vathorst-Centrum has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 9%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1521%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+9%

    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

    25%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    52%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,342far 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 Vathorst-Centrum, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Vathorst-Centrum

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Polderbuurt-Noord9.8
  2. 2Damespolderbuurt9.7
  3. 3Winkelcentrum Vathorst4.4