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De Plaatsen

De Plaatsen is a neighbourhood in the Schothorst-Zuid district of Amersfoort, with 1,790 residents and 820 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€330,000) is 26% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 207 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03070801 · 52 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,790residents1 January 2025
€330,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
17%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
207services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Plaatsen in AmersfoortPostcodes in De Plaatsen highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with De Plaatsen highlighted

Who lives here.

1,790 residents in 855 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

15%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 65 and over
46%
one-person households
31%
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 De Plaatsen is €330,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

820homes1 January 2025
37%single-family houses63% flats and apartments
34%owner-occupied64% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
810 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
1,910 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
31%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 De Plaatsen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

54%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
8%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
7.6%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€14,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
61.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
21%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
13.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
0.7cars 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 75 crimes in De Plaatsen in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 41.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Driving under the influence9
Assault6
Other property crime5
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Theft from vehicles3
Burglary of homes2
Threats2

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 De Plaatsen, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.8
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises155
Residents per km²6,842
Land area26 ha

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

Schools in De Plaatsen.

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

Gereformeerde Basisschool De RegenboogPrimary school · Gereformeerd vrijgemaakt
TalentumPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
Gereformeerde Scholengemeenschap Guido voor Lyceum HAVO MAVO VBO LWOOSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Bijzonder
Meerscholen - chr sg voor lyceum havo mavo vmboSecondary school (havo, vwo, 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.

Elly Takmastraat e.o.VuurtorenKoperhorstCamera Obscurastraat e.o.SterrenbeeldenbuurtQueekhoven e.o.Schothorst-Zuid district