District Binnenstad

District in municipality Utrecht · Utrecht

  • 11.608 homes
  • 20.645 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1877
  • avg. WOZ € 536.000

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 Binnenstad

Homes
11.608
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1877
Average living area
82 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
10.812
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 84% 9.790
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 1.494
  • End-terrace house 2% 249
  • Semi-detached house 0% 40
  • Detached 0% 35

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 3.161
  • B 10% 1.199
  • C 19% 2.192
  • D 6% 690
  • E 4% 444
  • F 7% 811
  • G 17% 2.003
  • No label 10% 1.108

Building period

  • Built before 1945 48% 5.619
  • 1945–1969 3% 355
  • 1970–1989 14% 1.593
  • 1990–2009 14% 1.614
  • 2010 and later 20% 2.379
  • Unknown 0% 48

Residents

Residents
20.645
January 1, 2025
Households
13.615
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
68%
Households with children
7%
Population density
7.785
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,7 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 4% 885
  • 15–25 years 18% 3.750
  • 25–45 years 49% 10.050
  • 45–65 years 17% 3.555
  • 65 years and older 12% 2.415

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 536.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rental homes
70%
17% housing association
Single-family homes
20%
80% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
10%
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
2.030 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
60 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
420 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
5%
Gas-free
47%
District heating
47%
Mainly electrically heated
4%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
28
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.882 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
3.465 passenger cars
Company locations
6.525
of which 1.450 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)
57 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
32%
municipality 33%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
14%
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
12%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 11.608 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 501
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 39% 4.516
  • 56–60 dB: busy 35% 4.081
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 17% 1.988
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 508
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 14

Flooding

Homes that may flood
14%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
7%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
26%
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
57%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
63%
municipality 80%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 72%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
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
380
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7.851
+3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
31 burglaries
Municipality
75
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 21% 1.682
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 704
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 570
  • Zakkenrollerij 6% 438
  • Vernieling 4% 337
  • Mishandeling 4% 303
  • Bedreiging 2% 144
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 49

Per year

  1. 3.9612021
  2. 6.0062022
  3. 7.2632023
  4. 6.9842024
  5. 7.8772025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,27
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,34 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 insufficient

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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 46.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 49.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 14.500
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Binnenstad 11