The best neighbourhoods in Utrecht
10.0Number 1Oog in AlThe best neighbourhood in Utrecht is Oog in Al (10.0), with families 10.0 as its strongest side. They are spread across Utrecht: 12 in the west, 9 in the east and 3 in the centre. These are sizeable areas: the middle one has 4,560 residents. Of the 106 neighbourhoods in Utrecht with a total grade, 37 reach a 7.0 or higher. Utrecht as a whole comes out at a 6.6, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Utrecht scores highest on amenities (8.4) and lowest on quiet & nature (4.3).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Utrecht
Number 1
Oog in Al
4,105 residents
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- 29.8
Vleuterweide-Zuid
5,000 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 39.7
Veldhuizen
9,225 residents
Strongest: families 9.5
- 49.7
Hoge Weide
3,920 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 59.7
Vleuten
8,740 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 69.6
Wilhelminapark en omgeving
2,655 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 79.6
Het Zand-West
6,925 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 89.4
Oud Hoograven-Noord
3,165 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 99.3
Tuinwijk-Oost
2,775 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 109.2
Langerak
4,560 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
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- 119.2
Rijnvliet
2,850 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.6
- 129.2
Schildersbuurt
3,505 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 139.2
Vleuterweide-West
6,000 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 149.1
Tuinwijk-West
2,305 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 159.1
De Meern-Zuid
6,545 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 168.9
Wittevrouwen
6,615 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.4
- 178.9
Máximapark
990 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 188.9
Vogelenbuurt
3,990 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 198.8
Parkwijk-Noord
3,350 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 208.8
Grauwaart
1,815 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 218.6
Oudwijk
4,950 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 228.6
De Meern-Noord
6,015 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 238.5
Buiten Wittevrouwen
4,735 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.3
- 248.5
Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder
5,195 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 258.4
Tuindorp en Van Lieflandlaan-West
6,605 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.6
- 268.4
Dichterswijk
5,760 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 278.3
Terwijde-Oost
6,020 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 287.8
Parkwijk-Zuid
3,765 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 297.6
Rivierenwijk
9,155 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.3
- 307.6
Abstede, Tolsteegsingel e.o.
2,125 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 317.5
Terwijde-West
5,300 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.8
- 327.5
Watervogelbuurt
2,260 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.6
- 337.3
Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt
1,970 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 347.2
Tuindorp-Oost
3,445 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.4
- 357.2
Haarzuilens en omgeving
605 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.0
- 367.1
Het Zand-Oost
5,125 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 376.9
Lombok-West
4,935 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 386.8
Schaakbuurt en omgeving
4,610 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.6
- 396.7
Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving
4,905 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 406.7
Huizingalaan, K. Doormanlaan en omgeving
1,175 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.4
- 416.6
Oud Hoograven-Zuid
2,515 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.5
- 426.6
Halve Maan-Zuid
1,485 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.9
- 436.6
Rijnsweerd
3,015 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.5
- 446.6
Staatsliedenbuurt
1,375 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 456.4
Hooch Boulandt
2,050 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 466.4
Zeeheldenbuurt, Hengeveldstraat en omgeving
3,305 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.9
- 476.3
Laan van Nieuw-Guinea, Spinozaweg e.o.
4,250 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 486.3
Vleuterweide-Noord/Oost/Centrum
7,555 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.0
- 496.3
Geuzenwijk
3,925 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 506.1
Nieuwegracht-Oost
1,160 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.1
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Oog in Al at the top?
Oog in Al scores a 10.0 on this list, with families 10.0 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Utrecht that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.