neighbourhood in Utrecht
Kanaleneiland-Zuid
8,980 residents · postal code 3526 · Part of Zuidwest, Utrecht
- no. 11,545 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 97 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
Kanaleneiland-Zuid is densely built Utrecht, over 12,800 residents per square kilometre and barely 11 per cent single-family homes. Amenities score 9.7, with shops and schools within three hundred metres, but social life (2.8) and the overall grade (3.4) stay low. An average income of 25,000 euro and a 29 per cent ownership rate point to mostly rental. Over half of households are single-person; the average home is worth 336,000 euro.
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-Zuid calculated?
Kanaleneiland-Zuid scores 3.4 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-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
Kanaleneiland-Zuid scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.