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Damespolderbuurt

Damespolderbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Vathorst-Centrum district of Amersfoort, with 1,145 residents and 378 homes. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€586,000) is 31% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 143 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03072902 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,145residents1 January 2025
€586,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
10%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
143services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Damespolderbuurt in AmersfoortPostcodes in Damespolderbuurt highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Damespolderbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,145 residents in 385 households, 3.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

25%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
7%
aged 65 and over
17%
one-person households
64%
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 Damespolderbuurt is €586,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

378homes1 January 2025
95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments
84%owner-occupied13% housing association
10%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
90 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
3,310 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
88%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
62%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 Damespolderbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

13%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
55%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
2.9%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€338,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
83.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
17.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
1.1cars 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 28 crimes in Damespolderbuurt in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 24.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Other property crime6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Theft from vehicles3
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Driving under the influence2
Assault1
Hold-up robbery1

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 Damespolderbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.6
Primary pupils living here150
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises130
Residents per km²8,185
Land area14 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Winkelcentrum VathorstPolderbuurt-NoordZuiderzeestedenbuurt-OostDe Bron-NoordDe Bron-ZuidHeideweg e.o.Vathorst-Centrum district