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Bekenstein / De Luiaard

Bekenstein / De Luiaard is a neighbourhood in the Vermeerkwartier district of Amersfoort, with 1,595 residents and 804 homes. 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€473,000) is 6% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 348 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03071500 · 38 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,595residents1 January 2025
€473,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
11%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
348services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bekenstein / De Luiaard in AmersfoortPostcodes in Bekenstein / De Luiaard highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Bekenstein / De Luiaard highlighted

Who lives here.

1,595 residents in 890 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

13%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
21%
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 Bekenstein / De Luiaard is €473,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

804homes3 newly built in 2025
57%single-family houses43% flats and apartments
64%owner-occupied6% housing association
2%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
900 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
2,230 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
6%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 Bekenstein / De Luiaard compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

45%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
23%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
4.9%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€191,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
57%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
19.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
0.6cars 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 80 crimes in Bekenstein / De Luiaard in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 50.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Vandalism and criminal damage15
Theft of bicycles and mopeds12
Other property crime9
Driving under the influence3
Theft from vehicles2
Assault2
Vehicle theft1
Threats1

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 Bekenstein / De Luiaard, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km18.5
Primary pupils living here110
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises390
Residents per km²10,023
Land area16 ha

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

Schools in Bekenstein / De Luiaard.

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

P.C. basisschool Prins Willem AlexanderschoolPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

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.

Grote HaagMooierstraat e.o.Vermeerkwartier-WestZonnehofNieuwstraat e.o.Lieve VrouwekerkhofVermeerkwartier district