Winkelcentrum Vathorst
Winkelcentrum Vathorst is a neighbourhood in the Vathorst-Centrum district of Amersfoort, with 655 residents and 368 homes. 17% of homes are owner-occupied and 3% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€386,000) is 13% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 132 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
655 residents in 340 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Homes.
The average WOZ value of a home in Winkelcentrum Vathorst is €386,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.
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 Winkelcentrum Vathorst compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).
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 119 crimes in Winkelcentrum Vathorst in 2025, 6% fewer than in 2024. That is 181.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.
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 Winkelcentrum Vathorst, a highly urban area.
Distance to
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Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Schools in Winkelcentrum Vathorst.
Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.
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.