neighbourhood in Utrecht
Watervogelbuurt
2,260 residents · postal code 3582 · Part of Oost, Utrecht
- no. 3,492 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 39 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
Urban and young: the Watervogelbuurt in eastern Utrecht counts over 8,500 residents per square kilometre, 63 percent single-person households and barely 8 percent aged 65 or over. Amenities are hard to beat at 9.5, and the train station is 400 metres away. Greenery is the price paid for that density — nature reaches only 3.4. Crime, at 34 offences per 1,000 people present, runs above the national midpoint.
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 Watervogelbuurt calculated?
Watervogelbuurt scores 8.0 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 Watervogelbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Watervogelbuurt scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.