Neighbourhood Veldhuizen

Neighbourhood in district Vleuten-De Meern · municipality Utrecht · Utrecht

  • 3.389 homes
  • 9.225 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2001
  • avg. WOZ € 510.000

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 Veldhuizen

Homes
3.389
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2001
Average living area
116 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.412
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 64% 2.185
  • End-terrace house 17% 565
  • Apartment 15% 504
  • Detached 2% 72
  • Semi-detached house 2% 63

Energy label

  • A or better 50% 1.710
  • B 48% 1.614
  • C 1% 45
  • D 0% 2
  • E 0% 1
  • F 0% 2
  • G 0% 8
  • No label 0% 7

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 13
  • 1945–1969 0% 2
  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 99% 3.362
  • 2010 and later 0% 11

Residents

Residents
9.225
January 1, 2025
Households
3.465
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
53%
Population density
5.579
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,9 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 1.665
  • 15–25 years 16% 1.435
  • 25–45 years 23% 2.075
  • 45–65 years 34% 3.100
  • 65 years and older 10% 945

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 510.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.810 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
980 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
750 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
42%
Gas-free
5%
District heating
4%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network
4%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% central heating, 4% district heating
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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.541 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
3.765 passenger cars
Company locations
1.015
of which 105 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)
52 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 33%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
7%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 3.389 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 121
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 1.142
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 1.474
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 612
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 40

Flooding

Homes that may flood
88%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
56%
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
15,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
58%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
55%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
77%
municipality 80%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
11%
municipality 72%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
193
-18% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
6 burglaries
Municipality
75
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 18% 35
  • Vernieling 9% 17
  • Autodiefstal 5% 10
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 10
  • Woninginbraak 3% 6
  • Mishandeling 3% 6
  • Drugshandel 3% 6
  • Bedreiging 2% 4

Per year

  1. 3122021
  2. 2952022
  3. 2352023
  4. 2342024
  5. 2172025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 2,8%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 39.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 49.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 318.600
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
30,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)