check je wijk.

neighbourhood in Utrecht

Het Zand-West

6,925 residents · postal code 3544 · Part of Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht

  • no. 305 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 107 in Utrecht

Scores per pillar

At 9.8, Het Zand-West ranks among the very highest-scoring neighbourhoods in the country. This Leidsche Rijn district in Utrecht has the highest home value in this set — 610,000 euro — and cohesion and safety score a near-perfect 9.6 and 9.5. Almost every home was built after 2000 and half of households have children. Crime stays below the middle at twenty offences per thousand. Only nature lags, at 4.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
0.8 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.5
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 610,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
59%
Built after 2000
97%
Income per resident
€ 43,000

Who lives here

0–15 23%15–25 11%25–45 36%45–65 24%65+ 6%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
50%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
7,911

Nearby neighbourhoods

Similar neighbourhoods

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Het Zand-West calculated?

Het Zand-West scores 9.8 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 Het Zand-West a safe neighbourhood?

Het Zand-West scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.