neighbourhood in Utrecht

Oud Hoograven-Noord

3,165 residents · postal code 3523 · Part of Zuid, Utrecht

Top 8% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

With a 9.8, Oud Hoograven-Noord is among the best-connected neighbourhoods in the Netherlands: supermarket, GP and restaurant around the corner and the station just over a kilometre away. At the same time almost a quarter of residents are under fifteen, which is unusual in an urban area of this density.

The safety pillar lags at a 4.9, chiefly because of property crime and burglary, both above the national middle; violence stays just below. The crime total is therefore barely above the median, but the split across categories works out unfavourably in this model.

The 3.9 for quiet & nature is the flip side of the location. Greenery within three hundred metres stays far below the national middle and the sound level lies above it — that is what comes of having everything within walking distance. The wealth & income column is strong across the board, with a property value far above the median.

no. 1,022 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 8 of 107 in Utrecht

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Is Oud Hoograven-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud Hoograven-Noord comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

23.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

11.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 96 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.2 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

2.5 km

Café

0.4 km

Library

0.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.

Property value

€ 592,000

Welfare recipients

6.3 per 1,000

High incomes

41%

Low incomes

25%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

80%

Social housing

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

12,338 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

37%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

4,607

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.9 µg/m³

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

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

38%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.4 km

Residents under 15

24%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Oud Hoograven-Noord has strikingly many children under 15: 24%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1524%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4537%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+10%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
12,338 — 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

Is Oud Hoograven-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud Hoograven-Noord comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Oud Hoograven-Noord?

In Oud Hoograven-Noord the police recorded 96 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (23 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Oud Hoograven-Noord calculated?

Oud Hoograven-Noord scores 9.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Oud Hoograven-Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.