Neighbourhood De Engk

Neighbourhood in the district of Wijk bij Duurstede · municipality Wijk bij Duurstede · Utrecht

  • 997 homes
  • 1.870 residents
  • avg. year built 1984
  • avg. WOZ value € 351.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in De Engk

Homes
997
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1984
Average living area
93 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.000
2025

Home type

  • Flat 55% 548
  • Mid-terrace house 28% 278
  • End-of-terrace house 11% 105
  • Semi-detached house 5% 50
  • Detached house 2% 16

Energy label

  • A or better 38% 381
  • B 30% 298
  • C 22% 217
  • D 4% 43
  • E 2% 18
  • F 1% 11
  • G 1% 9
  • No label 2% 20

Construction period

  • Before 1945 2% 21
  • 1945–1969 40% 400
  • 1970–1989 15% 152
  • 1990–2009 23% 229
  • 2010 onwards 20% 195

Residents

Residents
1.870
1 January 2025
Households
940
avg. 1,9 people
Single-person households
48%
Households with children
24%
Population density
7.294
residents per km²
Floor area
0,3 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 15% 275
  • 15–25 years 8% 150
  • 25–45 years 20% 375
  • 45–65 years 21% 400
  • 65 years and over 36% 675

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 351.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
33%
Rented homes
67%
64% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
45%
55% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
16%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.250 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
460 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
650 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
15%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
65% individual central heating, 20% communal heating, 12% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
500 m
avg. distance
GP practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.773 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
705 passenger cars
Business premises
130
of which 20 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
47 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
11%
municipality 12%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise levels at the 997 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 45% 448
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 285
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 20% 203
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 6% 60
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
95%
municipality 87%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
76%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
an average of 0,6 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
10,1 µg/m³
21% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
55%
municipality 63%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
94%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 81%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
94%
municipality 90%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
84%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
4%
municipality 46%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
7%
municipality 15%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
37
-26% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,0
2 burglaries
Municipality
18
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 22% 8
  • Mishandeling 8% 3
  • Woninginbraak 5% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1
  • Bedreiging 3% 1

By year

  1. 392021
  2. 482022
  3. 372023
  4. 462024
  5. 452025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,05
−0,05 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,00
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 weak
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,01 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −0,8 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
1 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,7%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 29.900
Employment rate
60%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
16%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
10,2%
share of people (20% nationally)