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Muziekbuurt-Noord

Muziekbuurt-Noord is a neighbourhood in the Zielhorst district of Amersfoort, with 1,070 residents and 493 homes. 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€400,000) is 10% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 176 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03072002 · 16 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,070residents1 January 2025
€400,000average WOZ home valueAmersfoort: €446,000
14%green within 500 mAmersfoort: 20%
176services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Muziekbuurt-Noord in AmersfoortPostcodes in Muziekbuurt-Noord highlighted; the rest of Amersfoort in grey
Map of Amersfoort with Muziekbuurt-Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,070 residents in 495 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Amersfoort.

14%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 65 and over
37%
one-person households
33%
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 Muziekbuurt-Noord is €400,000, against €446,000 in Amersfoort.

493homes1 January 2025
74%single-family houses26% flats and apartments
68%owner-occupied25% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
650 m³gas per home per yearAmersfoort: 710 m³
2,260 kWhelectricity per home per yearAmersfoort: 2,470 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridAmersfoort: 13%
49%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 Muziekbuurt-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAmersfoort: 35%
22%in the top 20% nationallyAmersfoort: 25%
2.1%of residents live below the poverty lineAmersfoort: 2.4%
€207,000median household wealthAmersfoort: €166,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAmersfoort: 75.0%
37%with a university or higher professional degreeAmersfoort: 44%
13.0%of workers are self-employedAmersfoort: 16.0%
1.2cars 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 12 crimes in Muziekbuurt-Noord in 2025, 50% fewer than in 2024. That is 11.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.2 across Amersfoort.

Burglary of homes4
Theft from vehicles1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Other property crime1
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 Muziekbuurt-Noord, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.2 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.1
Primary pupils living here70
Secondary pupils living here50
Business premises135
Residents per km²8,862
Land area12 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort.

VlinderbuurtArchitectenbuurt-OostMuziekbuurt-ZuidErasmusstraat e.o.EmiclaerArchitectenbuurt-WestZielhorst district