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Zuilen-Noord

Zuilen-Noord is a neighbourhood in the Noordwest district of Utrecht, with 3,800 residents and 1,705 homes. 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€438,000) is 11% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 139 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440244 · 73 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,800residents1 January 2025
€438,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
29%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
139services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zuilen-Noord in UtrechtPostcodes in Zuilen-Noord highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Zuilen-Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

3,800 residents in 1,765 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

17%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
33%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
41%
one-person households
33%
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 Zuilen-Noord is €438,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,705homes1 January 2025
51%single-family houses49% flats and apartments
48%owner-occupied36% housing association
4%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
710 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,190 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
4%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
23%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 Zuilen-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

41%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
20%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
3.4%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€41,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
45%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
15.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.8cars 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 225 crimes in Zuilen-Noord in 2025, 29% more than in 2024. That is 59.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles52
Vandalism and criminal damage21
Theft of bicycles and mopeds19
Other property crime14
Burglary of homes12
Threats10
Assault7
Vehicle theft5
Driving under the influence5
Public violence against people2

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 Zuilen-Noord, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.3
Primary pupils living here320
Secondary pupils living here240
Business premises465
Residents per km²5,305
Land area72 ha

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

Schools in Zuilen-Noord.

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

YuvertaSecondary school (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.