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Tuindorp-Oost

Tuindorp-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Noordoost district of Utrecht, with 3,445 residents and 1,798 homes. 56% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€482,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 252 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440422 · 103 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,445residents1 January 2025
€482,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
28%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
252services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Tuindorp-Oost in UtrechtPostcodes in Tuindorp-Oost highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Tuindorp-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

3,445 residents in 1,805 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

14%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
37%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
48%
one-person households
23%
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 Tuindorp-Oost is €482,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,798homes1 January 2025
37%single-family houses63% flats and apartments
56%owner-occupied7% housing association
19%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
650 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,070 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
14%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
30%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 Tuindorp-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

33%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
24%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
1.6%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€175,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
67%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
14.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.6cars 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 244 crimes in Tuindorp-Oost in 2025, 68% more than in 2024. That is 70.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles44
Theft of bicycles and mopeds37
Other property crime25
Vandalism and criminal damage17
Burglary of homes9
Threats7
Driving under the influence5
Assault3
Pickpocketing2
Vehicle theft1
Hold-up 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 Tuindorp-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km21.4
Primary pupils living here260
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises470
Residents per km²6,513
Land area53 ha

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

Schools in Tuindorp-Oost.

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

Gerrit Rietveld CollegeSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Bijzonder

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.