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Watervogelbuurt

Watervogelbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Liendert district of Amersfoort, with 1,845 residents and 1,019 homes. 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€318,000) is 29% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 174 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03071003 · 51 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,845residents1 January 2025
€318,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
25%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
174services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Watervogelbuurt in AmersfoortPostcodes in Watervogelbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Watervogelbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,845 residents in 1,040 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

11%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
40%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
51%
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 Watervogelbuurt is €318,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

1,019homes1 January 2025
26%single-family houses74% flats and apartments
54%owner-occupied34% housing association
16%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
560 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
2,380 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
17%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
19%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 Watervogelbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

45%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
9%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
2.9%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€80,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
37%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
11.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
0.8cars 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 72 crimes in Watervogelbuurt in 2025, 4% fewer than in 2024. That is 39.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds12
Threats5
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Driving under the influence4
Assault3
Other property crime3
Burglary of homes2
Theft from vehicles2
Pickpocketing1

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 Watervogelbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.5
Primary pupils living here100
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises230
Residents per km²7,322
Land area25 ha

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

Schools in Watervogelbuurt.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Meerscholen - MuurhuizenSecondary school (havo, vmbo) · Bijzonder

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Liendert-ZuidZangvogelbuurtRustenburg-ZuidDe HorstenKruiskamp-ZuidSchuilenburg-NoordLiendert district