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Grauwaart

1,815 residents · postal code 3541 · Part of Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht

  • no. 796 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 107 in Utrecht

Scores per pillar

In Leidsche Rijn, Grauwaart is entirely new build: every home dates from after 2000 and sixty per cent of households have children, while barely 3 per cent are 65 or over. Housing scores 9.3 and amenities 8.9. The average home value, at €615,000, sits well above the national midpoint of €422,000. Safety lags at 6.3, with just over 42 crimes per 1,000 people present, above the national midpoint of 24.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
42.3
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 615,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
62%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 32%15–25 9%25–45 36%45–65 19%65+ 3%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
60%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
6,951

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grauwaart calculated?

Grauwaart 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 Grauwaart a safe neighbourhood?

Grauwaart scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (42.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.