neighbourhood in Utrecht
Utrecht Science Park
3,365 residents · postal code 3584 · Part of Oost, Utrecht
- no. 12,135 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 100 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
A campus in numbers: 95 per cent of households are single occupants, 74 per cent of homes went up after 2000, and income stays low at €18,000 per resident — the signature of student housing. Families and over-65s are all but absent. Nature scores 7.3 thanks to the leafy surroundings, but community and housing trail badly at 2.9 and 3.0. Safety climbs no higher than 4.4.
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 Utrecht Science Park calculated?
Utrecht Science Park scores 3.0 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 Utrecht Science Park a safe neighbourhood?
Utrecht Science Park scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (48.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.