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.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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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.