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neighbourhood in Utrecht

Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving

2,190 residents · postal code 3552 · Part of Noordwest, Utrecht

  • no. 10,067 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 87 of 107 in Utrecht
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Scores per pillar

Nijenoord and the Hoogstraat area lie between Utrecht's centre and Zuilen, wedged between the Vecht and the ring road. It is young rental territory — 72 percent rented, nine percent over 65 — with a university of applied sciences around the corner. Safety trails at 3.1 (nearly 35 crimes per 1,000 people present) and greenery is scarce (nature 2.6). Amenities score 8.7. Overall: 4.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.2 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
34.6
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
2.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 398,000
Owner-occupied
28%
Single-family homes
38%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 49%45–65 18%65+ 9%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
49%
Residents per km²
9,983

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving calculated?

Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving scores 4.2 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 Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving a safe neighbourhood?

Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.