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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.

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
3.0 km
Hospital
4.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
36.9
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 336,000
Owner-occupied
29%
Single-family homes
11%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
€ 25,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 18%25–45 36%45–65 20%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
12,871

Nearby neighbourhoods

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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.