Neighbourhood Buitenweides

Neighbourhood in district Batau Noord · municipality Nieuwegein · Utrecht

  • 1.093 homes
  • 2.660 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 446.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Buitenweides

Homes
1.093
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.094
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 54% 588
  • End-terrace house 22% 240
  • Apartment 13% 137
  • Semi-detached house 7% 76
  • Detached 5% 52

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 113
  • B 16% 172
  • C 71% 776
  • D 3% 32

Building period

  • 1970–1989 100% 1.093

Residents

Residents
2.660
January 1, 2025
Households
1.105
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
39%
Population density
3.754
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,7 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 420
  • 15–25 years 11% 285
  • 25–45 years 21% 550
  • 45–65 years 27% 705
  • 65 years and older 26% 700

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 446.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
91%
Rental homes
9%
3% housing association
Single-family homes
87%
13% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.740 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.050 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
370 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
71%
District heating
64%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heat network
62%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
30% central heating, 70% district heating
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.836 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.241 passenger cars
Company locations
250
of which 35 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.093 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 24
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 78% 855
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 213
  • 56–60 dB: busy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
59%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
17,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
62%
municipality 56%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 94%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 88%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
55
-25% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,7
4 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 18% 10
  • Vernieling 18% 10
  • Woninginbraak 7% 4
  • Bedreiging 5% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 2
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 742021
  2. 682022
  3. 782023
  4. 642024
  5. 732025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −1,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,4%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,2%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 322.800
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)