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neighbourhood in Utrecht

Wittevrouwen

6,615 residents · postal code 3572 · Part of Noordoost, Utrecht

  • no. 1,750 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 24 of 107 in Utrecht

Scores per pillar

Wittevrouwen is one of the sought-after nineteenth-century districts just outside Utrecht's core, and the numbers show it: a 9.4 on social cohesion, 9.7 on amenities and an average home value of €586,000, well above the national median. It is densely built, nearly 18,000 residents per square kilometre, and largely a place for people living alone, with six in ten households one-person. Greenery is mostly absent, reflected in a nature score of 2.5.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.0
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 586,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
55%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 46,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 19%25–45 37%45–65 21%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
19%
Single-person households
59%
Residents per km²
17,859

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wittevrouwen calculated?

Wittevrouwen scores 9.0 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 Wittevrouwen a safe neighbourhood?

Wittevrouwen scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.