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Parkwijk-Zuid

3,765 residents · postal code 3544 · Part of Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht

  • no. 3,263 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 37 of 107 in Utrecht
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Scores per pillar

Almost the entire housing stock of Parkwijk-Zuid was built after 2000, some 99 percent, and it defines this young Leidsche Rijn neighbourhood: plenty of families, few older residents (11 percent over 65). Housing (8.4) and amenities (9.0) score well, with a station under two kilometres away. Green space is still scarce (nature 3.7). Homes average 513,000 euro, while safety stays average at 5.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.8 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
33.8
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 513,000
Owner-occupied
52%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
99%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 14%25–45 31%45–65 29%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
9,391

Nearby neighbourhoods

Langerak

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9.8

Parkwijk-Noord

Utrecht

9.2

Hoge Weide

Utrecht

9.9

Bedrijvengebied Oudenrijn

Utrecht

9.7

Rijnvliet

Utrecht

9.9

Grauwaart

Utrecht

9.5

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Bloemen/Oranjebuurt

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8.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Parkwijk-Zuid calculated?

Parkwijk-Zuid scores 8.1 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 Parkwijk-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Parkwijk-Zuid scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.