Neighbourhood Vogelwijk

Neighbourhood in district Zeist-West · municipality Zeist · Utrecht

  • 810 homes
  • 2.070 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 457.000

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 Vogelwijk

Homes
810
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
111 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
760
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 50% 405
  • End-terrace house 22% 176
  • Apartment 21% 168
  • Semi-detached house 6% 52
  • Detached 1% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 54% 441
  • B 10% 83
  • C 8% 63
  • D 4% 33
  • E 10% 77
  • F 6% 49
  • G 8% 61
  • No label 0% 3

Building period

  • Built before 1945 15% 118
  • 1945–1969 25% 205
  • 1970–1989 23% 187
  • 1990–2009 15% 124
  • 2010 and later 22% 175
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.070
January 1, 2025
Households
775
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
45%
Population density
4.070
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 22% 455
  • 15–25 years 11% 230
  • 25–45 years 28% 585
  • 45–65 years 24% 500
  • 65 years and older 14% 300

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 457.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
47%
35% housing association
Single-family homes
80%
20% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
39
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
2.400 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
940 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 4% block, 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.769 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
763 passenger cars
Company locations
395
of which 60 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 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 20%
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
0%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 810 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 19
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 301
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 51% 410
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 77
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
63%
municipality 15%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
91% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 65%

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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
municipality 72%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
1%
municipality 40%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
91%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 4%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
40
-27% 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 20% 8
  • Vernieling 15% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1
  • Bedreiging 3% 1
  • Mishandeling 3% 1
  • Drugshandel 3% 1

Per year

  1. 622021
  2. 552022
  3. 522023
  4. 552024
  5. 492025

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
4,11
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,05
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

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 +0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 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 0,3%
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

Median household wealth
€ 133.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)