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Noordwest

CBS name: Wijk 02 Noordwest

Noordwest is one of 10 districts in Utrecht, with 45,050 residents and 21,481 homes in 13 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €430,000 is 12% below the municipal average. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 034402 · 13 neighbourhoods · 988 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
45,050residents1 January 2025
€430,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
17%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
259services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Noordwest in UtrechtPostcodes in Noordwest highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Noordwest highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Noordwest.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 109 neighbourhoods in Utrecht.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Pijlsweerd-Zuid4,700€482k34%21%6%8%729
Pijlsweerd-Noord2,130€404k39%42%11%11%586
Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving2,190€398k28%39%9%14%373
Ondiep5,220€455k31%59%13%16%327
2e Daalsebuurt en omgeving3,950€421k51%39%9%12%381
Egelantierstraat, Mariëndaalstraat e.o.2,890€427k43%68%9%15%271
Julianapark en omgeving2,865€404k50%43%7%22%233
Elinkwijk en omgeving4,340€425k62%51%9%13%209
Prins Bernhardplein en omgeving3,245€403k43%53%14%14%166
Geuzenwijk3,925€408k32%52%10%22%282
Schaakbuurt en omgeving4,610€438k46%38%12%24%227
Queeckhovenplein en omgeving1,200€452k19%43%6%36%184
Zuilen-Noord3,800€438k48%51%15%29%139

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Noordwest is €430,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

21,481homes543 newly built in 2025
46%single-family houses54% flats and apartments
42%owner-occupied33% housing association
6%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
630 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
1,960 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
19%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
25%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 Noordwest compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
17%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
4.8%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€18,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
55%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
14.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.5cars 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 2,156 crimes in Noordwest in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 47.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles336
Theft of bicycles and mopeds316
Vandalism and criminal damage200
Other property crime156
Burglary of homes125
Assault76
Threats65
Driving under the influence53
Vehicle theft24
Pickpocketing10
Public violence against people8
Street robbery7
Hold-up robbery4

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 Noordwest, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km23.0
Primary pupils living here3,130
Secondary pupils living here1,690
Business premises6,620
Residents per km²10,254
Land area439 ha

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

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