The population is growing slower than in Amersfoort. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Amersfoort, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Horsten is €312,000, 30% lower than in Amersfoort (€446,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 35% in Amersfoort. 38% of the homes are owner-occupied, 20 percentage points less than in Amersfoort (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€312,000
▼30% lower than Amersfoort (€446,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Amersfoort (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼20 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (58%)
Social housing
58%
▲29 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (29%)
Private rent
4%
▼9 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (13%)
Single-family dwellings
36%
▼26 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (62%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (10%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (9%)
Average WOZ value
€312,000
▼30% lower than Amersfoort (€446,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Amersfoort (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼20 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (58%)
Social housing
58%
▲29 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (29%)
Private rent
4%
▼9 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (13%)
Single-family dwellings
36%
▼26 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (62%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (10%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €312,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€312,000▼ 30% below Amersfoort
+44% since 2021
Amersfoort +35%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€245 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€245/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
92 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €312,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€29€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€125
Maintenance reserve€117–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Amersfoort's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 192nd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 92 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €312,000.
Levies: Amersfoort's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
De Horsten has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Liendert.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €312,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Horsten
312,000
797
–
Liendert-Noord
411,000
405
–
Zangvogelbuurt
306,000
766
–
Watervogelbuurt
318,000
1,019
–
Liendert-Zuid
341,000
976
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied38%
Social housing58%
Private rent4%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
64% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes36%
Multi-family homes64%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
91% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 11% in the municipality of Amersfoort.
1945-19642.4%
1965-197491.5%
2016 and later6.1%
Explanation
Based on 797 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Amersfoort average.
In 2025, 33 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Horsten, 25% lower than in Amersfoort (44). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 12%, against a rise of 11% in Amersfoort. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼25% lower than Amersfoort (44)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Amersfoort (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▲21% higher than Amersfoort (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼25% lower than Amersfoort (44)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Amersfoort (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▲21% higher than Amersfoort (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Horsten registered 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 44 in the municipality of Amersfoort.
De Horsten33
The municipality of Amersfoort44
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in De Horsten is 'Theft and burglary': 17.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 22.0 in the municipality of Amersfoort.
De HorstenAmersfoort
Theft and burglary17.3
Amersfoort 22.0▼ −21% vs Amersfoort
Vandalism and public order4.0
Amersfoort 5.3▼ −25% vs Amersfoort
Traffic4.0
Amersfoort 6.9▼ −42% vs Amersfoort
Fraud and scams3.5
Amersfoort 4.0▼ −12% vs Amersfoort
Violence and threats3.0
Amersfoort 4.1▼ −27% vs Amersfoort
Other and withheld1.0
Amersfoort 1.7▼ −41% vs Amersfoort
Environmental0.5
Amersfoort 0.2≈ Amersfoort
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in De Horsten registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 5 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Amersfoort average; green space is below the Amersfoort average.
An estimated 64% of adults in De Horsten rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points less than in Amersfoort. More adults feel lonely (59% against 45%), more are overweight (58% against 48%) and more report anxiety or depression (58% against 48%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 51%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Horsten, covering 88% of the area, against 42% in Amersfoort. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 17% in Amersfoort.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▼11 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (17%)
More figures
Lonely
59%
▲14 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
▲10 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (48%)
Overweight
58%
▲10 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (48%)
Smokes
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲46 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (29%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▼11 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (17%)
More figures
Lonely
59%
▲14 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
▲10 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (48%)
Overweight
58%
▲10 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (48%)
Smokes
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲46 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (29%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (8%)
Health
An estimated 64% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Amersfoort (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Amersfoort
Good self-rated health
64.3%
75%
Smokes
21.1%
15.8%
Excessive drinking
3.4%
5.2%
Overweight
57.5%
48.1%
Lonely
58.9%
45.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
58%
47.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.4%
50.6%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Amersfoort.
Built-up87.5%
Recreation12.5%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.4
GP practices
–
1.5
Daycares
–
2.6
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Amersfoort average.
De Horsten has 2,035 inhabitants (2026), or 11,957 per km² (4.6 times as high as in Amersfoort). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 4% in Amersfoort. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Amersfoort was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Amersfoort (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Amersfoort
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Amersfoort (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Amersfoort (28%)
Never married
57%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (51%)
Origin outside Europe
56%
▲33 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (23%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
42%
▲20 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (22%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Amersfoort (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Amersfoort
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Amersfoort (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Amersfoort (28%)
Never married
57%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (51%)
Origin outside Europe
56%
▲33 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (23%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
42%
▲20 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (22%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 2,035.
Residents, 2026
2,035
+0% since 2021
Amersfoort +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 11,957 residents per km², this buurt is 4.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Amersfoort.
Residents per km²11,957
Dwellings per km²4,688.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.5 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15430
15 to 25330
25 to 45585
45 to 65500
65 to 80125
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married1,150
Married650
Divorced175
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
56% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands810
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe1,135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1630
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4540
Higher professional, university320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Amersfoort; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Amersfoort voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AmersfoortThe Netherlands
D66
21.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10.3%
16.7%
VVD
12.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17%
12.8%
CDA
11.2%
11.8%
JA21
5.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
17.4%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
De Horsten has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 60% lower than in Amersfoort (2.0). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 22 percentage points less than in Amersfoort (41%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
22%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (30%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
14%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼60% lower than Amersfoort (2.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼22 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (41%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
▼lower than Amersfoort (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (88%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amersfoort (1%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Amersfoort (2%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
58%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
36%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
22%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (30%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲7 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
14%
▲5 percentage points higher than Amersfoort (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼60% lower than Amersfoort (2.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼22 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (41%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
▼lower than Amersfoort (+11 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amersfoort (88%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Amersfoort (1%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Amersfoort (2%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
58%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
36%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 41% in the municipality of Amersfoort (2025).
Petrol81.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.7%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 20% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 22 percentage points below Amersfoort (41%)
-1 pp since 2021
Amersfoort +11 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 670 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars670
Motorcycles35
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).
Residential80.4%
Retail1.5%
Office1.5%
Assembly0.2%
Other17.6%
Explanation
Based on 991 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
11,957 residents per km²: 22 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²11,957
NL 539▲ +2118% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Social housing58%
NL 28%▲ +107% vs NL
Single-family dwellings36%
NL 63%▼ −43% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings64%
NL 37%▲ +73% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026