Waterkwartier, Amersfoort
About 3,200 people live in Waterkwartier, in 1,210 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 69% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 12.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €399,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.6 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Waterkwartier a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 69% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 27% |
| Safety and nuisance | 33% |
| Social cohesion | 27% |
| Amenities | 67% |
| Housing stock | 31% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Waterkwartier safe?
| All registered crime | 12.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €399,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 24% |
| Apartments | 13% |
| Households with children | 52% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 7% |
| Average income per resident | €32,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 5.6 km |
| Hospital | 4.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Amersfoort
Stadstuin · Centrum / Waterpark · Kruidenbuurt · Hoge Hoven · Stadskwartier · Hoefkwartier · Dorpskern Hooglanderveen · Lient e.o. · Hoekveen e.o. · Heideweg e.o. · Calveen · Coelhorst
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03072405. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.