Municipality Zeist

Municipality · Utrecht

  • 30.894 homes
  • 66.671 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 525.000

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 Zeist

Homes
30.894
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
116 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
30.196
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 47% 14.406
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 6.800
  • Semi-detached house 14% 4.180
  • End-terrace house 11% 3.399
  • Detached 7% 2.109

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 7.466
  • B 12% 3.767
  • C 22% 6.745
  • D 10% 3.193
  • E 9% 2.850
  • F 7% 2.049
  • G 12% 3.600
  • No label 4% 1.224

Building period

  • Built before 1945 24% 7.414
  • 1945–1969 20% 6.249
  • 1970–1989 31% 9.459
  • 1990–2009 12% 3.793
  • 2010 and later 13% 3.934
  • Unknown 0% 45

Residents

Residents
66.671
January 1, 2025
Households
30.615
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
42%
Households with children
32%
Population density
1.374
inhabitants per km²
Area
48,7 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 10.995
  • 15–25 years 12% 7.775
  • 25–45 years 24% 15.866
  • 45–65 years 26% 17.352
  • 65 years and older 22% 14.683

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 525.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
47%
29% housing association
Single-family homes
54%
46% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
82
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
2.640 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
590 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
32%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.634 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
27.248 passenger cars
Company locations
10.525
of which 1.360 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)
51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
7%

Noise level of the 30.894 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 16% 4.970
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 12.326
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 7.197
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 4.778
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 1.340
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 281
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
15%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,0 µg/m³
92% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
58% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
Green within 500 m
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
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
90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
40%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
34
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2.244
+10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
94 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 9% 197
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 180
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 117
  • Mishandeling 5% 117
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 102
  • Woninginbraak 4% 94
  • Bedreiging 3% 68
  • Drugshandel 1% 26

Per year

  1. 2.6452021
  2. 2.4262022
  3. 2.3712023
  4. 2.1132024
  5. 2.0402025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 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)
−0,5 mm per year
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
0,3%
zeer laag
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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
€ 41.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 50.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 173.800
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
26,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Districts in Zeist 5