Het Gein

Het Gein is a neighbourhood in the Schothorst-Noord district of Amersfoort, with 1,200 residents and 562 homes. 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 72% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€382,000) is 14% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 194 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03070905 · 12 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,200residents1 January 2025

€382,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000

17%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%

194services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Het Gein in AmersfoortPostcodes in Het Gein highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey

Map of Amersfoort with Het Gein highlighted

Who lives here.

1,200 residents in 575 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

13%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

25%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 65 and over

39%

one-person households

30%

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 Het Gein is €382,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

562homes1 January 2025

72%single-family houses28% flats and apartments

74%owner-occupied23% housing association

0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied

650 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³

2,100 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%

40%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 Het Gein compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

33%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%

16%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%

1.1%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%

€219,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%

38%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%

12.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%

0.9cars 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 176 crimes in Het Gein in 2025, 43% more than in 2024. That is 146.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds79

Vandalism and criminal damage20

Other property crime12

Vehicle theft2

Burglary of homes1

Theft from vehicles1

Threats1

Assault1

Driving under the influence1

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 Het Gein, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.8

Primary pupils living here80

Secondary pupils living here60

Business premises140

Residents per km²7,763

Land area15 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Queekhoven e.o.Hoefkwartier Muziekbuurt-Zuid Erasmusstraat e.o.Architectenbuurt-West Architectenbuurt-Oost Schothorst-Noord district