Wijk C

Wijk C is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad district of Utrecht, with 1,370 residents and 848 homes. 22% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€480,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 793 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440621 · 30 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,370residents1 January 2025

€480,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000

5%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%

793services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Wijk C in UtrechtPostcodes in Wijk C highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey

Who lives here.

1,370 residents in 965 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

aged 0–14

16%

aged 15–24

45%

aged 25–44

16%

aged 65 and over

70%

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 Wijk C is €480,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

848homes1 January 2025

16%single-family houses84% flats and apartments

22%owner-occupied40% housing association

1%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

550 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³

1,710 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh

14%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%

3%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 Wijk C compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

63%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%

8%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%

5.2%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%

€13,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%

14.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%

0.2cars 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 707 crimes in Wijk C in 2025, 24% more than in 2024. That is 516.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds98

Vandalism and criminal damage93

Driving under the influence71

Other property crime64

Threats28

Assault26

Theft from vehicles17

Pickpocketing10

Burglary of homes3

Public violence against people3

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 Wijk C, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km33.2

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises435

Residents per km²9,648

Land area14 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.

Pijlsweerd-Zuid Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.Lange Elisabethstraat, Mariaplaats e.o.Domplein, Neude, Janskerkhof Hoog-Catharijne NS en Jaarbeurs Vogelenbuurt Binnenstad district