Neighbourhood Vuurtoren

Neighbourhood in district Schothorst-Zuid · municipality Amersfoort · Utrecht

  • 855 homes
  • 1.645 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 378.000

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 Vuurtoren

Homes
855
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
107 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
857
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 42% 362
  • Mid-terrace house 38% 327
  • End-terrace house 16% 133
  • Semi-detached house 3% 22
  • Detached 1% 11

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 119
  • B 19% 163
  • C 39% 335
  • D 26% 225
  • E 1% 11
  • F 0% 2

Building period

  • 1945–1969 0% 1
  • 1970–1989 72% 619
  • 1990–2009 27% 234
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.645
January 1, 2025
Households
840
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
45%
Households with children
23%
Population density
5.155
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 205
  • 15–25 years 8% 135
  • 25–45 years 18% 290
  • 45–65 years 25% 415
  • 65 years and older 36% 600

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 378.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
52%
Rental homes
48%
39% housing association
Single-family homes
58%
42% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.150 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
670 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
36%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heat network in development
Schothorst-Zuid
Ontwikkelfase, techniek onbekend, expected 2030
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
71% central heating, 17% block, 11% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
17
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.375 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
680 passenger cars
Company locations
160
of which 20 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)
57 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
33%
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 855 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 202
  • 56–60 dB: busy 73% 628
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 25

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 61%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 1,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,4 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
61%
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)
75%
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
100%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
99%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
87%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
13%
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
29
-37% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 4
  • Vernieling 14% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 1

Per year

  1. 502021
  2. 342022
  3. 452023
  4. 402024
  5. 432025

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
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
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 +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,10 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 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)
−1,5 mm per year
municipality −0,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 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
€ 176.800
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)