Neighbourhood Architectenbuurt-West

Neighbourhood in district Zielhorst · municipality Amersfoort · Utrecht

  • 540 homes
  • 1.260 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1990
  • avg. WOZ € 479.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Architectenbuurt-West

Homes
540
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1990
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
540
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 50% 272
  • End-terrace house 22% 120
  • Apartment 14% 78
  • Detached 9% 50
  • Semi-detached house 4% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 69
  • B 16% 89
  • C 70% 379
  • D 0% 1
  • E 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 0% 2
  • 1970–1989 42% 225
  • 1990–2009 56% 301
  • 2010 and later 2% 10

Residents

Residents
1.260
January 1, 2025
Households
545
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
39%
Population density
6.735
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 175
  • 15–25 years 10% 125
  • 25–45 years 22% 280
  • 45–65 years 34% 425
  • 65 years and older 20% 255

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 479.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
94%
Rental homes
6%
4% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.640 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
940 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
750 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.445 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
518 passenger cars
Company locations
145
of which 10 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
48 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 540 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 17
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 91% 492
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 6% 31

Flooding

Homes that may flood
95%
municipality 61%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
32%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 56%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
21%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
48%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
18
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
22
-27% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
1 burglary
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 3
  • Autodiefstal 9% 2
  • Bedreiging 9% 2
  • Woninginbraak 5% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 5% 1
  • Mishandeling 5% 1
  • Overval 5% 1

Per year

  1. 342021
  2. 332022
  3. 332023
  4. 232024
  5. 272025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −0,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 359.500
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)