Utrecht Science Park

Utrecht Science Park is a neighbourhood in the Oost district of Utrecht, with 3,365 residents and 1,707 homes. 1% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€223,000) is 54% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 81 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440533 · 52 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,365residents1 January 2025

€223,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000

52%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%

81services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Utrecht Science Park in UtrechtPostcodes in Utrecht Science Park highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey

Map of Utrecht with Utrecht Science Park highlighted

Who lives here.

3,365 residents in 3,150 households, 1.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

aged 0–14

62%

aged 15–24

37%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

95%

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 Utrecht Science Park is €223,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,707homes1 January 2025

1%single-family houses99% flats and apartments

1%owner-occupied76% housing association

44%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

10 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³

1,830 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh

99%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%

1%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 Utrecht Science Park compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

97%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%

1%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%

9.2%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%

€-0median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000

51.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%

8.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%

0.1cars 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 Utrecht Science Park in 2025, 3% fewer than in 2024. That is 63.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Other property crime49

Theft from vehicles22

Vandalism and criminal damage19

Theft of bicycles and mopeds18

Assault13

Driving under the influence12

Pickpocketing3

Threats3

Vehicle theft2

Burglary of homes1

Street 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 Utrecht Science Park, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school2.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.7

Primary pupils living here0

Secondary pupils living here0

Business premises295

Residents per km²926

Land area364 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.

Rijnsweerd Galgenwaard en omgeving Schildersbuurt Maarschalkerweerd en Mereveld Wilhelminapark en omgeving Oudwijk Oost district