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neighbourhood in Utrecht

Veldhuizen

9,225 residents · postal code 3453 · Part of Vleuten-De Meern, Utrecht

  • no. 327 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 107 in Utrecht

Scores per pillar

Veldhuizen, in Utrecht's Vinex district of Vleuten-De Meern, is among the strongest performers in this set: an overall grade of 9.8, with safety (9.4) and housing (9.3) at the top. Over three-quarters of its homes date from after 2000 and 85 per cent are single-family. More than half of households have children. At over 18 crimes per thousand, crime sits below the median; the average home is worth 548,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.1 km
Hospital
6.0 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
3.0 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.2
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 548,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
77%
Income per resident
€ 39,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 16%25–45 22%45–65 34%65+ 10%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
52%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
5,591

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Veldhuizen calculated?

Veldhuizen scores 9.8 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 Veldhuizen a safe neighbourhood?

Veldhuizen scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.