neighbourhood in Utrecht
Neckardreef en omgeving
4,605 residents · postal code 3562 · Part of Overvecht, Utrecht
Neckardreef lies in Overvecht, and the figures sketch a neighbourhood under strain: a wealth and income score of 4.3, an overall of 4.3 and recorded crime nearly twice the national median. Income, at €21,000 per resident, is among the lowest in this set, and only 11 percent of homes are owner-occupied. Against those weak scores stand excellent amenities — a 9.4 — since in this densely built high-rise district almost everything is around the corner.
- no. 9,985 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 85 of 107 in Utrecht
How Neckardreef en omgeving scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 257 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Neckardreef en omgeving has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4530%
NL median 22%
- 45–6521%
NL median 28%
- 65+17%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
55% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,608 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Neckardreef en omgeving calculated?
Neckardreef en omgeving scores 4.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Neckardreef en omgeving lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Neckardreef en omgeving a safe neighbourhood?
Neckardreef en omgeving scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (43.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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