District Groenekan

District in municipality De Bilt · Utrecht

  • 714 homes
  • 1.970 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1945
  • avg. WOZ € 789.000

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 Groenekan

Homes
714
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1945
Average living area
160 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
748
2025

Home type

  • Detached 38% 268
  • Semi-detached house 37% 262
  • Mid-terrace house 10% 73
  • End-terrace house 10% 68
  • Apartment 6% 43

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 70
  • B 10% 68
  • C 13% 94
  • D 8% 59
  • E 7% 48
  • F 19% 139
  • G 32% 229
  • No label 1% 7

Building period

  • Built before 1945 49% 350
  • 1945–1969 28% 201
  • 1970–1989 7% 51
  • 1990–2009 12% 85
  • 2010 and later 4% 26
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.970
January 1, 2025
Households
785
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
41%
Population density
166
inhabitants per km²
Area
12,1 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 325
  • 15–25 years 15% 305
  • 25–45 years 18% 350
  • 45–65 years 32% 630
  • 65 years and older 18% 360

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 789.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
86%
Rental homes
14%
3% housing association
Single-family homes
93%
7% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
3.750 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.410 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.300 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
48%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
2,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,2 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Non-urban
258 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
968 passenger cars
Company locations
530
of which 40 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)
54 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
39%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 2%
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
25%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 714 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 27
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 29% 207
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 212
  • 56–60 dB: busy 12% 86
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 21% 151
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 31

Flooding

Homes that may flood
83%
municipality 34%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
72%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
59% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
80%
municipality 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)
79%
municipality 80%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 86%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
93%
municipality 66%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 86%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 3%
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
117
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
231
+37% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
9,8
7 burglaries
Municipality
38
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 3% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 6
  • Mishandeling 2% 5
  • Vernieling 2% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 3
  • Drugshandel 1% 3
  • Bedreiging 1% 2
  • Autodiefstal 0% 1

Per year

  1. 1492021
  2. 1792022
  3. 1392023
  4. 1642024
  5. 1842025

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
4,26
+0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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

Median household wealth
€ 691.400
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
33%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
33,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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