neighbourhood in Utrecht
Vogelenbuurt
3,990 residents · postal code 3514 · Part of Noordoost, Utrecht
- no. 1,359 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 20 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
The Vogelenbuurt houses almost 20,000 people per square kilometre, dense inner Utrecht. Amenities score a full 10 and the social measure a 9.1, with everything a walk or short cycle away. Sixty percent of homes are owned, yet with 61 percent single-person households and few families, this is a neighbourhood of people living alone. The average home is worth €566,000, far above the national midpoint. Safety, at 5.4, is the softer spot, and green space at 3.2 is all but absent.
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 Vogelenbuurt calculated?
Vogelenbuurt scores 9.2 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 Vogelenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Vogelenbuurt scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.