Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt

Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad district of Utrecht, with 1,970 residents and 1,046 homes. 37% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€599,000) is 22% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 782 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440624 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,970residents1 January 2025

€599,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000

12%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%

782services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt in UtrechtPostcodes in Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey

Map of Utrecht with Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,970 residents in 1,265 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

33%

aged 25–44

22%

aged 65 and over

68%

one-person households

12%

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 Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt is €599,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,046homes1 January 2025

43%single-family houses57% flats and apartments

37%owner-occupied18% housing association

0%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied

560 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³

2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh

33%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%

8%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 Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

54%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%

14%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%

3.3%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%

€33,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000

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

64%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%

23.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%

0.3cars 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 160 crimes in Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 81.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds55

Theft from vehicles35

Other property crime30

Vandalism and criminal damage5

Burglary of homes4

Threats2

Assault2

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 Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km27.9

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here50

Business premises520

Residents per km²11,305

Land area17 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.

Lange Nieuwstraat en omgeving Hooch Boulandt Nieuwegracht-Oost Lange Elisabethstraat, Mariaplaats e.o.Bleekstraat en omgeving Domplein, Neude, Janskerkhof Binnenstad district