Neighbourhood Het Zand-West

Neighbourhood in district Leidsche Rijn · municipality Utrecht · Utrecht

  • 2.512 homes
  • 6.925 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2010
  • avg. WOZ € 559.000

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 Het Zand-West

Homes
2.512
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2010
Average living area
118 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.641
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 42% 1.062
  • Apartment 39% 985
  • End-terrace house 11% 275
  • Detached 4% 112
  • Semi-detached house 3% 78

Energy label

  • A or better 94% 2.372
  • B 4% 105
  • C 0% 3
  • D 0% 5
  • E 0% 1
  • F 0% 11
  • G 0% 12
  • No label 0% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 24
  • 1945–1969 0% 7
  • 1970–1989 0% 6
  • 1990–2009 64% 1.603
  • 2010 and later 35% 872

Residents

Residents
6.925
January 1, 2025
Households
2.655
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
26%
Households with children
48%
Population density
7.899
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 23% 1.620
  • 15–25 years 11% 770
  • 25–45 years 36% 2.465
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.640
  • 65 years and older 6% 430

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 559.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
65%
Rental homes
35%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
59%
41% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
30%
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
2.610 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
820 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
50 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
41%
Gas-free
96%
District heating
87%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heat network
79%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
11% central heating, 88% district heating, 1% 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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
18
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.047 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
2.276 passenger cars
Company locations
885
of which 80 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)
56 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
41%
municipality 33%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
39%
municipality 7%
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
14%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 2.512 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 8
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 745
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 476
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 451
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 27% 681
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 151

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
48%
municipality 44%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
48%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
32%
municipality 72%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
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 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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
152
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
4 burglaries
Municipality
75
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 17% 26
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 18
  • Vernieling 10% 15
  • Bedreiging 4% 6
  • Woninginbraak 3% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 4
  • Drugshandel 2% 3
  • Autodiefstal 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1692021
  2. 1672022
  3. 1182023
  4. 1722024
  5. 1812025

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
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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 2,8%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
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
€ 43.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 58.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 311.900
Net labour participation
83%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
41,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)