District Galecop

District in the municipality of Nieuwegein · Utrecht

  • 3.720 homes
  • 8.115 residents
  • avg. year built 1997
  • avg. WOZ value € 417.000

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 Galecop

Homes
3.720
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1997
Average living area
114 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.635
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 47% 1.755
  • Flat 34% 1.273
  • End-of-terrace house 13% 486
  • Detached house 3% 124
  • Semi-detached house 2% 82

Energy label

  • A or better 38% 1.396
  • B 46% 1.696
  • C 14% 525
  • D 0% 2
  • F 0% 5
  • G 0% 6
  • No label 2% 90

Construction period

  • Before 1945 0% 6
  • 1945–1969 0% 4
  • 1970–1989 0% 5
  • 1990–2009 96% 3.578
  • 2010 onwards 3% 93
  • Unknown 1% 34

Residents

Residents
8.115
1 January 2025
Households
3.690
avg. 2,2 people
Single-person households
33%
Households with children
35%
Population density
3.269
residents per km²
Floor area
2,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 13% 1.020
  • 15–25 years 10% 830
  • 25–45 years 19% 1.555
  • 45–65 years 29% 2.385
  • 65 years and over 29% 2.330

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 417.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rented homes
30%
26% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
66%
34% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
1%
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
2.470 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
640 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
0 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
31%
Gas-free
100%
District heating
89%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
600 m
avg. distance
GP practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.628 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
3.802 passenger cars
Business premises
695
of which 120 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)
50 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
9%
municipality 19%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
1%
municipality 9%

Noise levels at the 3.720 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 1% 34
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 62% 2.305
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 30% 1.131
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 6% 239
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 11

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
97%
municipality 96%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
91%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
28%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
an average of 1,7 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
16,9 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,8 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
51%
municipality 56%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
99%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 94%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
100%
municipality 88%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
13%
municipality 28%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
6%
municipality 9%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
20%
municipality 3%
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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
168
-21% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,1
4 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 18% 31
  • Vernieling 10% 16
  • Fietsdiefstal 7% 12
  • Mishandeling 6% 10
  • Drugshandel 4% 6
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 3

By year

  1. 1852021
  2. 1772022
  3. 2152023
  4. 1892024
  5. 1992025

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

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,11
+0,00 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,06

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,02 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,00 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,03 adequate

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.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 37.300
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 43.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 282.100
Employment rate
70%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
13%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
22,8%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Galecop 4