Neighbourhood Podium

Neighbourhood in district Vathorst-De Laak · municipality Amersfoort · Utrecht

  • 344 homes
  • 225 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2025

Map

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 Podium

Homes
344
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2025
Average living area
94 m²

Home type

  • Apartment 67% 229
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 101
  • End-terrace house 4% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 57% 195
  • No label 43% 149

Building period

  • 2010 and later 100% 344

Residents

Residents
225
January 1, 2025
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 30% 65
  • 15–25 years 5% 10
  • 25–45 years 57% 125
  • 45–65 years 9% 20

Housing and value

New build in the year
192
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

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

Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.218 addresses per km²
Company locations
5

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

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

Average noise level (Lden)
63 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
100%
municipality 24%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
47%
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
100%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 344 homes

  • 61–65 dB: noisy 100% 344

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 61%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
59%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 77%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
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
80
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
18
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,9
1 burglary
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 6% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 1
  • Bedreiging 6% 1
  • Vernieling 6% 1
  • Drugshandel 6% 1

Per year

  1. 52021
  2. 62022
  3. 102023
  4. 162024
  5. 222025

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.

Soil and foundation

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.