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Terwijde-West

Terwijde-West is a neighbourhood in the Leidsche Rijn district of Utrecht, with 5,300 residents and 1,907 homes. 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 70% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€637,000) is 30% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 119 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440912 · 64 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,300residents1 January 2025
€637,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
32%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
119services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Terwijde-West in UtrechtPostcodes in Terwijde-West highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Terwijde-West highlighted

Who lives here.

5,300 residents in 1,985 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

20%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
9%
aged 65 and over
25%
one-person households
53%
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 Terwijde-West is €637,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,907homes1 January 2025
70%single-family houses30% flats and apartments
61%owner-occupied23% housing association
7%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
20 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,850 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
99%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
49%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 Terwijde-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

23%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
42%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
2.4%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€291,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
50%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
15.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
1.0cars 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 214 crimes in Terwijde-West in 2025, 49% more than in 2024. That is 40.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles88
Burglary of homes17
Vandalism and criminal damage17
Assault11
Other property crime6
Driving under the influence5
Threats4
Vehicle theft3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

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 Terwijde-West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket1.7 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.0
Primary pupils living here530
Secondary pupils living here430
Business premises680
Residents per km²6,035
Land area88 ha

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

Schools in Terwijde-West.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

De RidderhofPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.