District Stadscentrum

District in municipality Nieuwegein · Utrecht

  • 2.280 homes
  • 2.325 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2006
  • avg. WOZ € 280.000

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 Stadscentrum

Homes
2.280
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2006
Average living area
73 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.259
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 96% 2.184
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 82
  • End-terrace house 1% 14

Energy label

  • A or better 48% 1.086
  • B 7% 156
  • C 20% 445
  • D 7% 151
  • E 1% 19
  • F 0% 1
  • No label 19% 422

Building period

  • 1970–1989 39% 900
  • 1990–2009 3% 67
  • 2010 and later 58% 1.312
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
2.325
January 1, 2025
Households
1.150
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
58%
Households with children
16%
Population density
6.864
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 230
  • 15–25 years 10% 225
  • 25–45 years 46% 1.075
  • 45–65 years 18% 415
  • 65 years and older 16% 370

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 280.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
34%
Rental homes
66%
31% housing association
Single-family homes
8%
92% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
23%
Unoccupied properties
13%
New build in the year
339
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
2.000 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
40 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
50 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
2%
Gas-free
87%
District heating
76%
Mainly electrically heated
20%

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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.760 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
733 passenger cars
Company locations
405
of which 145 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)
58 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
50%
municipality 19%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
28%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 2.280 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 1% 18
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 639
  • 56–60 dB: busy 43% 985
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 27% 624
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 14

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
90%
Of which more than 2 m water
44%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
average 1,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
41%
municipality 56%

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)
92%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 94%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
73%
municipality 88%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
32%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
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
215
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
500
-12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,6
6 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 23% 116
  • Winkeldiefstal 17% 84
  • Vernieling 5% 27
  • Mishandeling 4% 19
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 11
  • Bedreiging 2% 11
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 10
  • Drugshandel 1% 7

Per year

  1. 3132021
  2. 4342022
  3. 3862023
  4. 4452024
  5. 5362025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,95
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,09 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 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

Median household wealth
€ 22.100
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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