Neighbourhood Stadscentrum

Neighbourhood in the district of Stadscentrum · municipality Nieuwegein · Utrecht

  • 2.280 homes
  • 2.320 residents
  • avg. year built 2006
  • avg. WOZ value € 280.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Stadscentrum

Homes
2.280
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
2006
Average living area
73 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.259
2025

Home type

  • Flat 96% 2.184
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 82
  • End-of-terrace house 1% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 48% 1.086
  • B 7% 156
  • C 20% 445
  • D 7% 151
  • E 1% 19
  • F 0% 1
  • No label 19% 422

Construction period

  • 1970–1989 39% 900
  • 1990–2009 3% 67
  • 2010 onwards 58% 1.312
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.320
1 January 2025
Households
1.150
avg. 1,6 people
Single-person households
58%
Households with children
16%
Population density
6.864
residents per km²
Floor area
0,3 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 10% 230
  • 15–25 years 10% 225
  • 25–45 years 46% 1.075
  • 45–65 years 18% 415
  • 65 years and over 16% 375

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 280.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
34%
Rented homes
66%
31% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
8%
92% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
23%
Unoccupied homes
13%
New homes built during the year
339
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.000 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
40 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
50 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
2%
Gas-free
87%
District heating
76%
Mainly electrically heated
20%
Heat network
83%
of homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
8% individual central heating, 4% communal heating, 84% district heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
GP practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
2.760 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
733 passenger cars
Business premises
405
of which 145 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
58 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
50%
municipality 19%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
28%
municipality 9%

Noise levels at the 2.280 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 1% 18
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 28% 639
  • 56–60 dB: busy 43% 985
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 27% 624
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 14

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
100%
municipality 96%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
90%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
44%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
an average of 1,9 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
16,5 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Bright
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
41%
municipality 56%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
92%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 94%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
73%
municipality 88%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
99%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
32%
municipality 28%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
12%
municipality 9%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 3%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
216
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
500
-12% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
6 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 23% 116
  • Winkeldiefstal 17% 84
  • Vernieling 5% 27
  • Mishandeling 4% 19
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 11
  • Bedreiging 2% 11
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 10
  • Drugshandel 1% 7

By year

  1. 3132021
  2. 4342022
  3. 3862023
  4. 4452024
  5. 5362025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Weak Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Weak
category 4 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,95
−0,15 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: Adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,06

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,09 poor
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,10 poor

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −1,2 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,4%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,0%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 22.100
Employment rate
73%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
12%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
18,8%
share of people (20% nationally)