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Schildersbuurt

3,505 residents · postal code 3583 · Part of Oost, Utrecht

  • no. 1,159 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 17 of 107 in Utrecht

Scores per pillar

At over 11,000 residents per square kilometre, this Utrecht district ranks among the most tightly built in the country. Amenities take a full 10.0 — supermarket, school and restaurant all within half a kilometre. Greenery is the weak spot, scoring 2.7. Half the households are single-person, and at €614,000 the average home value stands well above the national median of €422,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
0.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.0
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 614,000
Owner-occupied
42%
Single-family homes
42%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 45,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 15%25–45 33%45–65 23%65+ 15%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
11,266

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Schildersbuurt calculated?

Schildersbuurt scores 9.3 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 Schildersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Schildersbuurt scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.