District West

District in municipality Veenendaal · Utrecht

  • 6.090 homes
  • 15.145 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 418.000

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 West

Homes
6.090
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
123 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.063
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 51% 3.106
  • End-terrace house 19% 1.133
  • Apartment 19% 1.129
  • Detached 6% 366
  • Semi-detached house 6% 356

Energy label

  • A or better 18% 1.084
  • B 22% 1.336
  • C 54% 3.288
  • D 3% 183
  • E 1% 38
  • F 1% 32
  • G 1% 86
  • No label 1% 43

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 145
  • 1945–1969 0% 25
  • 1970–1989 63% 3.845
  • 1990–2009 31% 1.903
  • 2010 and later 3% 172

Residents

Residents
15.145
January 1, 2025
Households
6.090
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
40%
Population density
2.840
inhabitants per km²
Area
5,4 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 2.615
  • 15–25 years 12% 1.820
  • 25–45 years 23% 3.475
  • 45–65 years 27% 4.025
  • 65 years and older 21% 3.220

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 418.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
74%
Rental homes
26%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
82%
18% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.610 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.040 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
57%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.749 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
6.844 passenger cars
Company locations
1.755
of which 255 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)
52 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
22%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
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
3%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 6.090 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 223
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 2.103
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 41% 2.502
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 1.175
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 86
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 99%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
91%
Maximum water depth
5,0 m
average 3,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
61% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
36% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
61%
municipality 51%

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)
95%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
54%
municipality 50%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
5%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
293
-23% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
11 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 43
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 31
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 14
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 13
  • Mishandeling 4% 12
  • Woninginbraak 4% 11
  • Bedreiging 4% 11
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 4

Per year

  1. 4572021
  2. 3382022
  3. 3322023
  4. 3522024
  5. 3662025

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

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Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,16
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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
€ 33.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 261.500
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in West 8