The districts of Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Utrechtse Heuvelrug has 50,945 residents (2026), spread across 5 districts and 33 neighbourhoods.

Top 14% of the Netherlands

Spacious and quiet, without a weak spot

Utrechtse Heuvelrug averages 9.0, which puts the municipality above 86% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 8.5; families hold it back at 7.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Driebergen-Oost en Zuid (9.8), the lowest in Maarsbergen-Valkenheide (3.1). That is 6.7 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 50,945
districts: 5
neighbourhoods: 33
km² of land: 132

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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

17.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.5 per 1,000

Property crime

5.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,293 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.1 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

4.5 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

5.2 km

Café

1.8 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 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

€ 554,876

Welfare recipients

13.6 per 1,000

High incomes

27%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

65%

Social housing

22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

75%

Built after 2000

13%

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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

2,480 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

80%

Trees nearby

33%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

835

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

0.7 km

Households with children

33%

Childcare

0.8 km

Secondary school

3.5 km

Residents under 15

16%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Utrechtse Heuvelrug looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4519%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+26%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,478 — around the 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, weighted by population.