District Zuid

District in municipality Utrecht · Utrecht

  • 13.924 homes
  • 28.760 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 385.000

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 Zuid

Homes
13.924
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
13.519
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 64% 8.929
  • Mid-terrace house 28% 3.907
  • End-terrace house 7% 1.016
  • Semi-detached house 0% 53
  • Detached 0% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 3.466
  • B 15% 2.082
  • C 33% 4.540
  • D 12% 1.608
  • E 8% 1.093
  • F 6% 830
  • G 2% 223
  • No label 1% 82

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 1.538
  • 1945–1969 24% 3.277
  • 1970–1989 39% 5.385
  • 1990–2009 12% 1.650
  • 2010 and later 15% 2.040
  • Unknown 0% 34

Residents

Residents
28.760
January 1, 2025
Households
15.390
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
55%
Households with children
24%
Population density
6.184
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,7 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 4.270
  • 15–25 years 15% 4.315
  • 25–45 years 37% 10.665
  • 45–65 years 21% 6.035
  • 65 years and older 12% 3.475

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 385.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
42%
Rental homes
58%
43% housing association
Single-family homes
37%
63% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
136
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
1.860 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
23%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.321 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
7.800 passenger cars
Company locations
3.470
of which 335 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)
55 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
33%
municipality 33%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 7%
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
15%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 13.924 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 1
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 3.197
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 5.831
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 2.768
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 14% 1.922
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 205

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
92%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
53%
municipality 44%

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)
88%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
99%
municipality 80%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
43%
municipality 72%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 10%
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
62
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.772
+6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
37 burglaries
Municipality
75
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 20% 360
  • Fietsdiefstal 20% 354
  • Vernieling 8% 143
  • Mishandeling 3% 62
  • Bedreiging 3% 48
  • Drugshandel 2% 44
  • Woninginbraak 2% 37
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 26

Per year

  1. 1.5952021
  2. 1.3742022
  3. 1.3652023
  4. 1.4802024
  5. 1.6722025

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
4,03
−0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,11 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,07 weak

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
€ 34.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 24.700
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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