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Oud Hoograven-Zuid

Oud Hoograven-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Zuid district of Utrecht, with 2,515 residents and 1,194 homes. 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 56% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€479,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 247 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440723 · 42 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,515residents1 January 2025
€479,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
19%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
247services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud Hoograven-Zuid in UtrechtPostcodes in Oud Hoograven-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Oud Hoograven-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

2,515 residents in 1,215 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

20%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
37%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
44%
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 Oud Hoograven-Zuid is €479,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

1,194homes1 January 2025
56%single-family houses44% flats and apartments
57%owner-occupied23% housing association
17%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
630 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,130 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
11%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
38%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 Oud Hoograven-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
37%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€291,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
72%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
13.0%of workers are self-employedUtrecht: 16.0%
0.6cars 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 111 crimes in Oud Hoograven-Zuid in 2025, 23% more than in 2024. That is 44.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles38
Theft of bicycles and mopeds15
Other property crime10
Vandalism and criminal damage10
Burglary of homes3
Assault3
Vehicle theft1
Driving under the influence1

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 Oud Hoograven-Zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km18.0
Primary pupils living here260
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises285
Residents per km²12,410
Land area20 ha

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

Schools in Oud Hoograven-Zuid.

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

Agora HUB030Primary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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.