Neighbourhood Grassen

Neighbourhood in district Houten Zuid-Oost · municipality Houten · Utrecht

  • 744 homes
  • 2.015 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2010
  • avg. WOZ € 532.000

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 Grassen

Homes
744
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2010
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
744
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 48% 358
  • Apartment 22% 161
  • End-terrace house 19% 138
  • Semi-detached house 7% 52
  • Detached 5% 35

Energy label

  • A or better 87% 647
  • B 11% 85
  • C 2% 12

Building period

  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 58% 432
  • 2010 and later 42% 311

Residents

Residents
2.015
January 1, 2025
Households
745
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
54%
Population density
5.224
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 23% 470
  • 15–25 years 13% 255
  • 25–45 years 27% 535
  • 45–65 years 29% 590
  • 65 years and older 8% 165

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 532.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
76%
Rental homes
24%
17% housing association
Single-family homes
78%
22% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
42%
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
2.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
2.050 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
0 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
69%
Gas-free
100%
District heating
52%
Mainly electrically heated
48%
Heat network
58%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
2% central heating, 77% district heating, 20% 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
3,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.643 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
788 passenger cars
Company locations
185
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)
50 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 7%
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 4%

Noise level of the 744 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 4
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 63% 465
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 31% 227
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 47
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 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
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 62%

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
48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
28%
municipality 55%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
30%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
7
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
13
-38% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 38% 5
  • Mishandeling 8% 1

Per year

  1. 352021
  2. 272022
  3. 242023
  4. 262024
  5. 192025

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
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 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 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,4%
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

Median household wealth
€ 346.000
Net labour participation
84%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
36,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)