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Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West

Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West is a neighbourhood in the Vathorst-De Laak district of Amersfoort, with 1,605 residents and 543 homes. 96% of homes are owner-occupied and 94% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€572,000) is 28% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 119 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03073102 · 15 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,605residents1 January 2025
€572,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
18%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
119services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West in AmersfoortPostcodes in Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West highlighted

Who lives here.

1,605 residents in 560 households, 2.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

26%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
32%
aged 25–44
3%
aged 65 and over
17%
one-person households
59%
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-West is €572,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

543homes1 January 2025
94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments
96%owner-occupied0% housing association
1%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
740 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
3,260 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
18%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
50%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-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

8%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
58%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
1.1%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€312,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
87.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
18.0%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 13 crimes in Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West in 2025, 44% fewer than in 2024. That is 8.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Theft from vehicles1
Other property crime1

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-West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.1
Primary pupils living here200
Secondary pupils living here150
Business premises205
Residents per km²9,518
Land area17 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

Polderbuurt-NoordZuiderzeestedenbuurt-OostOver de LaakWinkelcentrum VathorstDamespolderbuurtDe BakenVathorst-De Laak district