Hooch Boulandt

Hooch Boulandt is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad district of Utrecht, with 2,050 residents and 1,116 homes. 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 3% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€567,000) is 16% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 662 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440628 · 41 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,050residents1 January 2025

€567,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000

13%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%

662services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Hooch Boulandt in UtrechtPostcodes in Hooch Boulandt highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey

Map of Utrecht with Hooch Boulandt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,050 residents in 1,400 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

44%

aged 25–44

18%

aged 65 and over

64%

one-person households

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 Hooch Boulandt is €567,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,116homes1 January 2025

3%single-family houses97% flats and apartments

61%owner-occupied5% housing association

0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

230 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³

2,000 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh

78%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%

4%homes with solar panelsUtrecht: 27%

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 Hooch Boulandt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

40%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%

17%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%

3.9%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%

€98,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%

14.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%

0.4cars per householdUtrecht: 0.6

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 185 crimes in Hooch Boulandt in 2025, 45% more than in 2024. That is 90.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles46

Theft of bicycles and mopeds27

Other property crime23

Vandalism and criminal damage8

Burglary of homes4

Threats4

Assault4

Driving under the influence4

Pickpocketing2

Vehicle theft1

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 Hooch Boulandt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km

Large supermarket0.8 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km30.1

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises500

Residents per km²11,512

Land area18 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.

Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt Bleekstraat en omgeving Lange Nieuwstraat en omgeving Dichterswijk Watervogelbuurt Lange Elisabethstraat, Mariaplaats e.o.Binnenstad district