Park van de Tijden-Oost, Amersfoort

Living in Park van de Tijden-Oost

Park van de Tijden-Oost is urban but not overwhelming, and most of its 735 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

At 6,901 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 Park van de Tijden-Oost

The average home value (WOZ) in Park van de Tijden-Oost is €486,000, which puts it at #39 of 125 neighborhoods in Amersfoort — 18% above the city median. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Amersfoort's cheapest buurt averages €102,000 and its most expensive €1,329,000, so Park van de Tijden-Oost sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €263,000 to €510,000, up 94% — slower than the city as a whole (+110%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 62% owner-occupied against 38% rental, including 34% 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, Park van de Tijden-Oost is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (32% of its 2,135 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 25%. 63% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.9 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 43% of households sit in the country's top income bracket — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 1.4 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 2 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 11 min walk · GP 11 min · hospital 6.8 km · library 1.7 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 10 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (4 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 5-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is an 8-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.1 km away; households here average 1.2 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

With 100% of homes built after 2000, insulation standards here are decent by default — but newer also means VvE service costs for apartments and less room to add value through renovation. Different math, not automatically better.

Before you bid in Park van de Tijden-Oost

Before you bid in Park van de Tijden-Oost: 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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