District Zeist Centrum

District in municipality Zeist · Utrecht

  • 8.028 homes
  • 15.985 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 589.000

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 Zeist Centrum

Homes
8.028
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
122 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.823
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 50% 4.042
  • Semi-detached house 18% 1.437
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 1.233
  • End-terrace house 9% 698
  • Detached 8% 618

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 1.395
  • B 13% 1.004
  • C 21% 1.664
  • D 8% 648
  • E 9% 715
  • F 9% 702
  • G 19% 1.486
  • No label 5% 414

Building period

  • Built before 1945 41% 3.261
  • 1945–1969 12% 990
  • 1970–1989 18% 1.475
  • 1990–2009 21% 1.651
  • 2010 and later 8% 628
  • Unknown 0% 23

Residents

Residents
15.985
January 1, 2025
Households
7.770
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
43%
Households with children
27%
Population density
3.690
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 2.225
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.775
  • 25–45 years 22% 3.545
  • 45–65 years 28% 4.405
  • 65 years and older 25% 4.030

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 589.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
59%
Rental homes
41%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
50%
50% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
15
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
2.670 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
470 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
24%
Gas-free
3%
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.340 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
6.840 passenger cars
Company locations
3.115
of which 520 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 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
8%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 8.028 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 18% 1.467
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 2.909
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 1.932
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 1.252
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 437
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 31

Flooding

Homes that may flood
2%
municipality 15%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,2 µg/m³
95% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
84% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
50%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 72%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 90%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
10%
municipality 40%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 4%
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
41
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
654
+10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,1
25 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 57
  • Vernieling 9% 57
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 46
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 39
  • Mishandeling 6% 37
  • Woninginbraak 4% 25
  • Bedreiging 2% 16
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 8

Per year

  1. 7832021
  2. 8532022
  3. 7862023
  4. 6492024
  5. 6022025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,28
+0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,13 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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
€ 47.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 56.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 267.100
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
29,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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