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neighbourhood in Utrecht

Oudwijk

4,950 residents · postal code 3581 · Part of Oost, Utrecht

  • no. 1,915 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 107 in Utrecht

Scores per pillar

Oudwijk ranks among Utrecht East's most sought-after quarters: a 9.3 for social cohesion and a 9.8 for amenities, underpinned by an average property value of €587,000 and income of €48,000 per resident. Greenery is almost absent, though (nature 2.6), in this densely built pocket of over 13,000 people per square kilometre. Nearly six in ten households are single-person, and crime hovers around the national middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.4
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 587,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
62%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 48,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 16%25–45 37%45–65 22%65+ 13%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
18%
Single-person households
59%
Residents per km²
13,102

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oudwijk calculated?

Oudwijk scores 8.9 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 Oudwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Oudwijk scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.