Hoogland-West

Hoogland-West is one of 32 districts in Amersfoort, with 535 residents and 187 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €811,000 is 82% above the municipal average. On average 68% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 030727 · 3 neighbourhoods · 16 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

535residents1 January 2025

€811,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000

68%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%

6services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Hoogland-West in AmersfoortPostcodes in Hoogland-West highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey

Map of Amersfoort with Hoogland-West highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Hoogland-West.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 136 neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Coelhorst	100	€732k	73%	93%	20%	65%	18
Zeldert	395	€844k	81%	94%	17%	75%	2
De Schans	45	–	–	–	11%	34%	112

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Hoogland-West is €811,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

187homes2 newly built in 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

80%owner-occupied0% housing association

5%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

1,210 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³

4,510 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh

11%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%

52%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 Hoogland-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%

47%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%

3.8%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%

€860,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000

78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%

39.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%

1.4cars 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 110 crimes in Hoogland-West in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 205.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Driving under the influence24

Other property crime18

Theft from vehicles5

Theft of bicycles and mopeds5

Assault2

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Hoogland-West, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.8 km

Large supermarket1.8 km

Day nursery1.9 km

Primary school2.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km6.9

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises175

Residents per km²44

Land area1,227 ha