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Kanaleneiland-Zuid

Kanaleneiland-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Zuidwest district of Utrecht, with 8,980 residents and 3,675 homes. 29% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€336,000) is 31% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 234 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03440831 · 150 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
8,980residents1 January 2025
€336,000average WOZ home valueUtrecht: €490,000
30%green within 500 mUtrecht: 22%
234services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kanaleneiland-Zuid in UtrechtPostcodes in Kanaleneiland-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Utrecht in grey
Map of Utrecht with Kanaleneiland-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

8,980 residents in 4,415 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Utrecht.

18%
aged 0–14
18%
aged 15–24
36%
aged 25–44
8%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
29%
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 Kanaleneiland-Zuid is €336,000, against €490,000 in Utrecht.

3,675homes200 newly built in 2025
11%single-family houses89% flats and apartments
29%owner-occupied54% housing association
5%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
260 m³gas per home per yearUtrecht: 500 m³
2,150 kWhelectricity per home per yearUtrecht: 2,140 kWh
37%homes off the gas gridUtrecht: 35%
17%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 Kanaleneiland-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

58%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyUtrecht: 46%
8%in the top 20% nationallyUtrecht: 21%
7.1%of residents live below the poverty lineUtrecht: 4.0%
€4,000median household wealthUtrecht: €30,000
65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workUtrecht: 75.0%
28%with a university or higher professional degreeUtrecht: 55%
17.0%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 450 crimes in Kanaleneiland-Zuid in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 50.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 73.0 across Utrecht.

Theft from vehicles71
Other property crime47
Theft of bicycles and mopeds43
Vandalism and criminal damage40
Assault21
Threats15
Burglary of homes12
Driving under the influence11
Public violence against people6
Vehicle theft3
Pickpocketing2
Street robbery1
Hold-up 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 Kanaleneiland-Zuid, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km20.3
Primary pupils living here890
Secondary pupils living here500
Business premises1,105
Residents per km²12,871
Land area70 ha

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

Schools in Kanaleneiland-Zuid.

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

KBS Het SchateilandPrimary 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.

Transwijk-ZuidBedrijvengebied KanaleneilandKanaleneiland-NoordTranswijk-NoordRivierenwijkOud Hoograven-ZuidZuidwest district