Neighbourhood Driebergen-Zuidwest

Neighbourhood in district Driebergen · municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug · Utrecht

  • 2.362 homes
  • 5.335 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 416.000

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 Driebergen-Zuidwest

Homes
2.362
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
113 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.387
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 41% 969
  • Mid-terrace house 39% 912
  • End-terrace house 13% 304
  • Semi-detached house 4% 99
  • Detached 3% 78

Energy label

  • A or better 44% 1.037
  • B 11% 266
  • C 28% 673
  • D 6% 146
  • E 6% 132
  • F 1% 15
  • G 2% 44
  • No label 2% 49

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 82
  • 1945–1969 16% 383
  • 1970–1989 60% 1.424
  • 1990–2009 7% 156
  • 2010 and later 13% 317

Residents

Residents
5.335
January 1, 2025
Households
2.345
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
36%
Population density
4.225
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 990
  • 15–25 years 12% 655
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.230
  • 45–65 years 26% 1.380
  • 65 years and older 20% 1.085

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 416.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rental homes
49%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
58%
42% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
1
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
2.550 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
730 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
13%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heat network in development
Wildbaan-Dennenburg
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend , LT-net met ZLT-bron
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
79% central heating, 6% block, 12% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.543 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
2.065 passenger cars
Company locations
645
of which 65 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
12%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
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 7%

Noise level of the 2.362 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 22% 510
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 46% 1.094
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 547
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 167
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 35
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 9

Flooding

Homes that may flood
80%
municipality 19%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
62%
Of which more than 2 m water
1%
Maximum water depth
2,2 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
68% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
63% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 74%

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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
84%
municipality 80%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
94%
municipality 90%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
37%
municipality 83%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
102
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
7 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 8% 8
  • Woninginbraak 7% 7
  • Bedreiging 5% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 5
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 3
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 2

Per year

  1. 1932021
  2. 1782022
  3. 1482023
  4. 992024
  5. 1132025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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)
−0,2 mm per year
municipality −0,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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 0,1%
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
€ 34.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 129.199
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)