neighbourhood in Utrecht
Dichterswijk
5,760 residents · postal code 3521 · Part of Zuidwest, Utrecht
- no. 883 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 15 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
With more than 14,000 residents per square kilometre, Dichterswijk is emphatically urban Utrecht. Amenities score 9.7 and social cohesion 9.6, near the maximum, and an average income of €49,000 per resident places it well above the national mean. The area is young and metropolitan: barely 8 percent are over 65 and almost half of all households are single-person. Greenery, at 3.5, is the clear shortcoming.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Dichterswijk calculated?
Dichterswijk scores 9.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Dichterswijk a safe neighbourhood?
Dichterswijk scores 6.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.