Neighbourhood Dichtersbuurt

Neighbourhood in district West · municipality Veenendaal · Utrecht

  • 1.182 homes
  • 2.615 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1992
  • avg. WOZ € 431.000

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 Dichtersbuurt

Homes
1.182
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1992
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.184
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 39% 460
  • Apartment 32% 383
  • End-terrace house 16% 192
  • Detached 6% 76
  • Semi-detached house 6% 71

Energy label

  • A or better 34% 407
  • B 38% 453
  • C 24% 289
  • D 0% 5
  • E 0% 2
  • F 0% 5
  • G 2% 19
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 29
  • 1945–1969 1% 6
  • 1970–1989 1% 17
  • 1990–2009 91% 1.076
  • 2010 and later 5% 54

Residents

Residents
2.615
January 1, 2025
Households
1.160
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
32%
Population density
4.246
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 335
  • 15–25 years 11% 290
  • 25–45 years 17% 455
  • 45–65 years 30% 775
  • 65 years and older 29% 760

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 431.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
67%
33% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.410 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.040 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
58%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central heating, 2% electric
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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.313 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.247 passenger cars
Company locations
210
of which 20 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)
51 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.182 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 14% 168
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 372
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 392
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 237
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 13

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
77%
Maximum water depth
4,9 m
average 2,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,6 µg/m³
4% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
69%
municipality 51%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
56%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
54%
municipality 50%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 6%
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
13
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
33
-34% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 18% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 12% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 3
  • Woninginbraak 6% 2
  • Mishandeling 3% 1

Per year

  1. 572021
  2. 492022
  3. 452023
  4. 612024
  5. 432025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 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 +0,07 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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
€ 34.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 298.900
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)