Watervogelbuurt, Amersfoort
About 1,845 people live in Watervogelbuurt, in 1,040 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 68% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 39 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €294,000; 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 34% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.4 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Watervogelbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 68% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 53% |
| Safety and nuisance | 17% |
| Social cohesion | 15% |
| Amenities | 91% |
| Housing stock | 6% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Watervogelbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 39 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.5 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) | €294,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 53% / 47% |
| Apartments | 74% |
| Households with children | 20% |
| Single-person households | 50% |
| Age 65+ | 15% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 0.2 km |
| Train station | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | 3.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Amersfoort
De Horsten · Liendert-Zuid · Zangvogelbuurt · Liendert-Noord · Rustenburg-Noord · Het Gein · Rustenburg-Zuid · Queekhoven e.o. · Camera Obscurastraat e.o. · Elly Takmastraat e.o. · Bloeidaal · Stoutenburg-Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03071003. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.