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Welgelegen, Den Hommel

Welgelegen, Den Hommel is a neighbourhood in the West district of Utrecht, with 1,880 residents and 911 homes. 45% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€462,000) is 6% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 300 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440111 · 35 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,880residents1 January 2025
€462,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
23%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
300services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Welgelegen, Den Hommel in UtrechtPostcodes in Welgelegen, Den Hommel highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Welgelegen, Den Hommel highlighted

Who lives here.

1,880 residents in 1,070 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

10%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
42%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
62%
one-person households
14%
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 Welgelegen, Den Hommel is €462,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

911homes1 January 2025
21%single-family houses79% flats and apartments
45%owner-occupied0% housing association
15%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied
220 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
1,990 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
64%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
21%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 Welgelegen, Den Hommel compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
19%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
4.0%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€37,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
83.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
66%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
15.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.4cars 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 181 crimes in Welgelegen, Den Hommel in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 96.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles69
Theft of bicycles and mopeds18
Vandalism and criminal damage14
Other property crime10
Driving under the influence9
Burglary of homes6
Assault6
Vehicle theft2
Threats2
Pickpocketing1

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 Welgelegen, Den Hommel, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.8
Primary pupils living here110
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises325
Residents per km²5,232
Land area36 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Utrecht.