neighbourhood in Utrecht
Kanaleneiland-Noord
8,535 residents · postal code 3527 · Part of Zuidwest, Utrecht
- no. 10,978 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 94 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
Kanaleneiland-Noord shares with its southern counterpart the post-war high-rise and the low ownership rate: just 16 per cent of homes are owner-occupied. Amenities score 9.1, while social life (3.4) and the overall grade (3.7) stay low. Over half of households are single-person and barely 10 per cent of homes are single-family. Average income runs to 29,000 euro; safety, at 4.3, edges above the surrounding districts.
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 Kanaleneiland-Noord calculated?
Kanaleneiland-Noord scores 3.7 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 Kanaleneiland-Noord a safe neighbourhood?
Kanaleneiland-Noord scores 4.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.