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Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost

Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Vathorst-De Laak district of Amersfoort, with 2,565 residents and 1,073 homes. 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€476,000) is 7% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 108 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03073101 · 30 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,565residents1 January 2025
€476,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
20%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
108services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost in AmersfoortPostcodes in Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

2,565 residents in 1,065 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

21%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
9%
aged 65 and over
31%
one-person households
44%
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 Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost is €476,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

1,073homes1 January 2025
60%single-family houses40% flats and apartments
57%owner-occupied39% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
0 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
2,680 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
100%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
29%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 Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
35%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€188,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
52%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
17.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
1.0cars 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 42 crimes in Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost in 2025, 20% more than in 2024. That is 16.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Vehicle theft4
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Other property crime4
Theft from vehicles3
Assault3
Burglary of homes2
Threats1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.0
Primary pupils living here250
Secondary pupils living here210
Business premises360
Residents per km²13,106
Land area20 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Winkelcentrum VathorstWaddeneilandenbuurtDamespolderbuurtZuiderzeestedenbuurt-WestPolderbuurt-NoordHoekveen e.o.Vathorst-De Laak district