Schuilenburg-Zuid, Amersfoort

Living in Schuilenburg-Zuid

Schuilenburg-Zuid is urban but not overwhelming, and the stock is a genuine mix of apartments and family houses (26% houses).

At 4,577 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 Schuilenburg-Zuid

The average home value (WOZ) in Schuilenburg-Zuid is €341,000, which puts it at #108 of 125 neighborhoods in Amersfoort — 17% below the city median, which makes it one of the more approachable entry points into the city. For scale: Amersfoort's cheapest buurt averages €102,000 and its most expensive €1,329,000, so Schuilenburg-Zuid sits in the budget band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €172,000 to €354,000, up 106% — 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: 57% owner-occupied against 43% rental. 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, Schuilenburg-Zuid is one of the older neighborhoods in the city — seniors form the largest group (47% of its 1,040 residents), followed by 45-to-65 year olds at 21%. Households split into 47% singles and 15% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 1.8 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes are broadly middle-of-the-road (14% high-income, 29% low-income households).

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 10 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 3 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 4 min walk · GP 4 min · hospital 3.8 km · library 1.3 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 4-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 3.6 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; a highway on-ramp 1.2 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; households here average 1.1 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

100% of homes were built before 2000. Two identical-looking houses on the same street can differ by hundreds of euros a month once heating is counted — the energy label tells you which one you're looking at, and lenders increasingly price it into your mortgage too.

Before you bid in Schuilenburg-Zuid

Before you bid in Schuilenburg-Zuid: the price gap with the rest of Amersfoort is real, but so is the reason for it — walk the neighborhood at different times of day before committing. Also, with many older residents, more homes will come to market here over the coming years than the recent past suggests — patience can pay.

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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