District Cothen

District in municipality Wijk bij Duurstede · Utrecht

  • 1.334 homes
  • 3.275 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 466.000

Map

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 Cothen

Homes
1.334
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
134 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.370
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 27% 360
  • Mid-terrace house 25% 339
  • Detached 20% 265
  • End-terrace house 16% 218
  • Apartment 11% 152

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 382
  • B 16% 220
  • C 23% 305
  • D 12% 155
  • E 3% 35
  • F 6% 75
  • G 7% 94
  • No label 5% 68

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 172
  • 1945–1969 13% 176
  • 1970–1989 34% 448
  • 1990–2009 26% 353
  • 2010 and later 14% 184
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.275
January 1, 2025
Households
1.390
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
38%
Population density
283
inhabitants per km²
Area
11,9 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 500
  • 15–25 years 12% 385
  • 25–45 years 20% 655
  • 45–65 years 30% 995
  • 65 years and older 23% 740

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 466.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rental homes
29%
22% housing association
Single-family homes
89%
11% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
4
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
3.000 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.450 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
58%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Non-urban
377 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.709 passenger cars
Company locations
475
of which 70 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)
49 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.334 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 20% 268
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 49% 654
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 298
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 92
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 21
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 87%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
34%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,3 µg/m³
91% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 63%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
69%
municipality 90%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
55%
municipality 46%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
municipality 15%
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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
47
-45% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,0
4 burglaries
Municipality
18
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 11% 5
  • Woninginbraak 9% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 2
  • Mishandeling 4% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1
  • Drugshandel 2% 1

Per year

  1. 672021
  2. 762022
  3. 772023
  4. 692024
  5. 722025

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
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,12 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 36.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 323.800
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Cothen 2