Liendert-Noord, Amersfoort

Living in Liendert-Noord

Liendert-Noord is city living in its most compact form, and most of its 406 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

At 4,858 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

Amersfoort sits at the rail crossroads of the Netherlands, which makes it a favorite for couples commuting in different directions. A well-preserved medieval center is ringed by thoughtfully planned newer districts like Vathorst.

The housing market in Liendert-Noord

At €402,000 average WOZ value, Liendert-Noord ranks 71 out of 125 Amersfoort neighborhoods on price — 3% below the city median, leaving room in the budget that pricier neighborhoods would swallow. For scale: Amersfoort's cheapest buurt averages €102,000 and its most expensive €1,329,000, so Liendert-Noord sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €198,000 to €411,000, up 108% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 51% owner-occupied against 49% rental, including 44% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, Liendert-Noord is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (25% of its 1,080 residents), followed by children under 15 at 23%. 44% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.5 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes skew modest — 38% of households are in the lower national bracket.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: groceries are a non-issue — 5 large supermarkets within a kilometer; dining out means a short trip: only 3 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 8 min walk · GP 7 min · hospital 3.0 km · library 1.5 km · 2 cinemas within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 6 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (5 locations nearby) — though Dutch waiting lists mean you register the week you know you're expecting, not the week you need it; secondary school is a 2-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 14-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.2 km away; car ownership is moderate (0.9 per household).

Energy and running costs

Since 88% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.

Before you bid in Liendert-Noord

Before you bid in Liendert-Noord: family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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