Neighbourhood Wijk C

Neighbourhood in the district of Binnenstad · municipality Utrecht · Utrecht

  • 805 homes
  • 1.370 residents
  • avg. year built 1891
  • avg. WOZ value € 452.000

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

Homes in Wijk C

Homes
805
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1891
Average living area
72 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
847
2025

Home type

  • Flat 86% 690
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 96
  • End-of-terrace house 2% 14
  • Semi-detached house 0% 4
  • Detached house 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 151
  • B 17% 140
  • C 35% 285
  • D 8% 65
  • E 4% 33
  • F 3% 28
  • G 11% 87
  • No label 2% 16

Construction period

  • Before 1945 36% 292
  • 1945–1969 6% 48
  • 1970–1989 25% 201
  • 1990–2009 31% 252
  • 2010 onwards 1% 11
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.370
1 January 2025
Households
1.000
avg. 1,4 people
Single-person households
71%
Households with children
8%
Population density
9.817
residents per km²
Floor area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 4% 60
  • 15–25 years 16% 220
  • 25–45 years 45% 610
  • 45–65 years 19% 255
  • 65 years and over 16% 220

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 452.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
20%
Rented homes
80%
40% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
16%
84% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied homes
8%
New homes built during the year
0
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
1.710 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
20 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
530 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
2%
Gas-free
15%
District heating
17%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network
16%
of homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
83% individual central heating, 12% district heating
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
300 m
avg. distance
GP practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
32
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
6.460 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,2
204 passenger cars
Business premises
440
of which 90 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)
59 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
45%
municipality 33%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
23%
municipality 15%

Noise levels at the 805 homes

  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 70% 566
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 20% 159
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 10% 80

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 74%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
0%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
18,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
10,0 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
16,8 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Very bright
municipality: bright
Green space within 500 m
21%
municipality 44%

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 within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
80%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
1%
municipality 71%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality 72%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
17%
municipality 10%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
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
478
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
655
-5% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,0
4 burglaries
Municipality
75
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 18% 115
  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 103
  • Vernieling 12% 80
  • Bedreiging 5% 34
  • Mishandeling 3% 20
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 11
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 7
  • Drugshandel 1% 7

By year

  1. 4302021
  2. 5252022
  3. 6252023
  4. 5712024
  5. 7072025

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

Very good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very good
category 8 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,24
+0,14 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,02
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,09

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,06 weak
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,00 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,39 excellent
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,13 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)
−1,0 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
1 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
12,9%
hoog, municipality of 2,8%
Pile rot in 2050
12,9%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,2%
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
€ 12.500
Employment rate
73%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
14%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
21,2%
share of people (20% nationally)