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Klein Zwitserland-Laag

Klein Zwitserland-Laag is a neighbourhood in the De Berg-Zuid district of Amersfoort, with 755 residents and 459 homes. 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€320,000) is 28% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 47 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03071706 · 26 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
755residents1 January 2025
€320,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
55%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
47services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Klein Zwitserland-Laag in AmersfoortPostcodes in Klein Zwitserland-Laag highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Klein Zwitserland-Laag highlighted

Who lives here.

755 residents in 465 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

11%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
36%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
58%
one-person households
20%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Klein Zwitserland-Laag is €320,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

459homes1 January 2025
1%single-family houses99% flats and apartments
40%owner-occupied50% housing association
1%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
640 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
1,660 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
10%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
15%homes with solar panelsAmersfoort: 41%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Klein Zwitserland-Laag compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
7%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
2.5%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€29,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
41%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
15.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
0.6cars per householdAmersfoort: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 21 crimes in Klein Zwitserland-Laag in 2025, 5% fewer than in 2024. That is 27.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Assault4
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Threats2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Theft from vehicles1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Klein Zwitserland-Laag, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.0
Primary pupils living here40
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises90
Residents per km²3,322
Land area23 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Indische BuurtKlein Zwitserland-HoogDe LichtenbergVerhoevenstraat e.o.Leusderkwartier-WestOranjebuurtDe Berg-Zuid district