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Wijkersloot-Oost

Wijkersloot-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Jutphaas Wijkersloot district of Nieuwegein, with 2,515 residents and 1,432 homes. 30% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€280,000) is 27% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 174 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03560102 · 69 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,515residents1 January 2025
€280,000average WOZ home valueNieuwegein: €386,000
17%green within 500 mNieuwegein: 22%
174services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Wijkersloot-Oost in NieuwegeinPostcodes in Wijkersloot-Oost highlighted; the rest of Nieuwegein in grey
Map of Nieuwegein with Wijkersloot-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

2,515 residents in 1,350 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Nieuwegein.

15%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
29%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Wijkersloot-Oost is €280,000, against €386,000 in Nieuwegein.

1,432homes1 January 2025
16%single-family houses84% flats and apartments
30%owner-occupied63% housing association
3%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied
330 m³gas per home per yearNieuwegein: 360 m³
2,240 kWhelectricity per home per yearNieuwegein: 2,450 kWh
42%homes off the gas gridNieuwegein: 57%
40%homes with solar panelsNieuwegein: 35%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Wijkersloot-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNieuwegein: 36%
6%in the top 20% nationallyNieuwegein: 19%
5.1%of residents live below the poverty lineNieuwegein: 2.5%
€12,000median household wealthNieuwegein: €144,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNieuwegein: 72.0%
17%with a university or higher professional degreeNieuwegein: 32%
12.0%of workers are self-employedNieuwegein: 13.0%
0.7cars per householdNieuwegein: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 171 crimes in Wijkersloot-Oost in 2025, 36% fewer than in 2024. That is 68.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 54.8 across Nieuwegein.

Other property crime45
Theft from vehicles28
Vandalism and criminal damage15
Theft of bicycles and mopeds9
Threats6
Assault6
Burglary of homes5
Driving under the influence4
Vehicle theft2
Pickpocketing1
Street robbery1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Wijkersloot-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.8
Primary pupils living here220
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises240
Residents per km²8,640
Land area29 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein.

Wijkersloot-WestJutphaasStadscentrumDriften-NoordMerwesteinZuilenstein-ZuidJutphaas Wijkersloot district