neighbourhood in Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Driebergen-Oost en Zuid

3,030 residents · postal code 3972 · Part of Driebergen, Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Top 4% in the Netherlands

Driebergen-Oost en Zuid is an affluent district on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug: the average home is valued at 717,000 euro, well above the midpoint, and income per resident at 48,000. The wealth score (8.8) and the total (9.8) are high, though space & quiet trails at 5.2. Safety is good at 9.0, with fewer than ten crimes per 1,000 people present. Over a quarter of residents are past 65; the station lies just over three kilometres away.

no. 413 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 1 of 32 in Utrechtse Heuvelrug

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

9.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.3 per 1,000

Property crime

2.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 31 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.0 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

3.5 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

5.3 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

1.1 km

Motorway ramp

0.7 km

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 717,000

Welfare recipients

9.9 per 1,000

High incomes

35%

Low incomes

32%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

74%

Social housing

21%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

3,195 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

75%

Trees nearby

29%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,084

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.8 km

Households with children

37%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

3.3 km

Residents under 15

18%

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Who lives here

Driebergen-Oost en Zuid has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4516%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+27%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,195 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Driebergen-Oost en Zuid calculated?

Driebergen-Oost en Zuid scores 9.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Driebergen-Oost en Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Driebergen-Oost en Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Driebergen-Oost en Zuid scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (9.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.