District Vreeswijk

District in municipality Nieuwegein · Utrecht

  • 1.568 homes
  • 3.360 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 367.000

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 Vreeswijk

Homes
1.568
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
106 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.586
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 44% 683
  • Apartment 29% 456
  • End-terrace house 19% 302
  • Detached 4% 67
  • Semi-detached house 4% 60

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 474
  • B 8% 118
  • C 25% 395
  • D 14% 217
  • E 9% 147
  • F 6% 99
  • G 6% 94
  • No label 2% 24

Building period

  • Built before 1945 14% 222
  • 1945–1969 43% 671
  • 1970–1989 7% 106
  • 1990–2009 30% 468
  • 2010 and later 6% 101

Residents

Residents
3.360
January 1, 2025
Households
1.590
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
33%
Population density
5.293
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 475
  • 15–25 years 10% 330
  • 25–45 years 23% 765
  • 45–65 years 28% 940
  • 65 years and older 25% 855

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 367.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
58%
Rental homes
42%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
70%
30% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.410 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
680 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
40%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.528 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.545 passenger cars
Company locations
440
of which 80 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)
51 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
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
0%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.568 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 2
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 56% 874
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 38% 588
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 94
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 7
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
86%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
81%
Of which more than 2 m water
14%
Maximum water depth
3,8 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
44% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
63%
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)
90%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
municipality 94%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
13%
municipality 88%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
93%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 3%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
5%
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
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
66
-38% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
3 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 17% 11
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 8
  • Woninginbraak 5% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1

Per year

  1. 812021
  2. 632022
  3. 832023
  4. 952024
  5. 1082025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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
€ 35.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 167.100
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Vreeswijk 2