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De Meern-Zuid

De Meern-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Vleuten-De Meern district of Utrecht, with 6,545 residents and 2,737 homes. 70% of homes are owner-occupied and 85% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€531,000) is 8% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 121 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03441032 · 159 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,545residents1 January 2025
€531,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
25%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
121services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Meern-Zuid in UtrechtPostcodes in De Meern-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with De Meern-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

6,545 residents in 2,735 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

19%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
31%
one-person households
42%
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 De Meern-Zuid is €531,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

2,737homes1 January 2025
85%single-family houses15% flats and apartments
70%owner-occupied17% housing association
2%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
940 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,580 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
51%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 De Meern-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
28%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€323,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
38%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
16.0%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 327 crimes in De Meern-Zuid in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 50.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Driving under the influence69
Other property crime41
Theft from vehicles34
Theft of bicycles and mopeds21
Burglary of homes14
Vandalism and criminal damage13
Assault5
Threats3
Vehicle theft1
Pickpocketing1
Public violence against people1

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 De Meern-Zuid, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.0
Primary pupils living here700
Secondary pupils living here450
Business premises840
Residents per km²1,702
Land area385 ha

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

Schools in De Meern-Zuid.

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

Drie KoningenschoolPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
Apollo II school voor Openbaar BasisonderwijsPrimary school · Openbaar
Koningin BeatrixschoolPrimary 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.

De Meern-NoordBedrijvengebied OudenrijnVeldhuizenLangerakParkwijk-NoordHet Zand-WestVleuten-De Meern district