Neighbourhood Pioniersbuurt

Neighbourhood in district West · municipality Veenendaal · Utrecht

  • 1.334 homes
  • 3.275 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1984
  • avg. WOZ € 352.000

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 Pioniersbuurt

Homes
1.334
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1984
Average living area
110 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.335
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 51% 683
  • Apartment 25% 329
  • End-terrace house 18% 236
  • Semi-detached house 3% 46
  • Detached 3% 40

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 362
  • B 20% 263
  • C 47% 628
  • D 3% 43
  • E 1% 10
  • F 1% 8
  • G 1% 18
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 36
  • 1945–1969 1% 7
  • 1970–1989 83% 1.103
  • 1990–2009 10% 128
  • 2010 and later 4% 60

Residents

Residents
3.275
January 1, 2025
Households
1.345
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
40%
Population density
7.476
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 605
  • 15–25 years 12% 390
  • 25–45 years 27% 890
  • 45–65 years 25% 810
  • 65 years and older 18% 580

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 352.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
54%
Rental homes
46%
38% housing association
Single-family homes
75%
25% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
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
2.380 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
900 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
740 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
58%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 4% block
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.128 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.446 passenger cars
Company locations
260
of which 40 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)
53 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
25%
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
4%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.334 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 22% 300
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 690
  • 56–60 dB: busy 25% 328
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 16

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
99%
Maximum water depth
3,9 m
average 3,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
51%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
52%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
43%
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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
76
-5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,7
1 burglary
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 13
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 6
  • Mishandeling 4% 3
  • Drugshandel 4% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Bedreiging 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1222021
  2. 762022
  3. 812023
  4. 722024
  5. 762025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−0,7 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
€ 30.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 122.000
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)