district in Amersfoort
Vathorst-De Laak
Vathorst-De Laak has 7 neighbourhoods with 10,655 residents in total.
Safe, but not spacious
Vathorst-De Laak is a recent new-build district on the northern edge of Amersfoort, with seven neighbourhoods and over 10,600 residents. The marks are among the highest in this set: an 9.5 overall, with safety (9.3) and wealth (8.2) both well above the middle. Amenities (6.5) and quiet & nature (4.5) follow at a distance. A sought-after, child-friendly family district.
no. 3 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort
Short answer: Vathorst-De Laak scores 9.5 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 3 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its strongest neighbourhood is Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West (10.0), the worst Podium (3.6). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 10,655 residents in total.
Key figures for Vathorst-De Laak
- residents
- 10,655
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 3
How Vathorst-De Laak 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, 145 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Vathorst-De Laak has strikingly many children under 15: 25%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1525%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4536%
NL median 22%
- 45–6522%
NL median 28%
- 65+6%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
26% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
50% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,329 — 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 Vathorst-De Laak, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Vathorst-De Laak
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Vathorst-De Laak.
Neighbourhoods in Vathorst-De Laak
Sorted by total grade