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Griffensteijn/Kersbergen

Griffensteijn/Kersbergen is a neighbourhood in the Zeist-West district of Zeist, with 3,040 residents and 1,380 homes. 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€570,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 166 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03550301 · 72 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,040residents1 January 2025
€570,000average WOZ home valueZeist: €555,000
24%green within 500 mZeist: 34%
166services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Griffensteijn/Kersbergen in ZeistPostcodes in Griffensteijn/Kersbergen highlighted; the rest of Zeist in grey
Map of Zeist with Griffensteijn/Kersbergen highlighted

Who lives here.

3,040 residents in 1,365 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zeist.

19%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
38%
one-person households
36%
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 Griffensteijn/Kersbergen is €570,000, against €555,000 in Zeist.

1,380homes40 newly built in 2025
60%single-family houses40% flats and apartments
62%owner-occupied26% housing association
2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
940 m³gas per home per yearZeist: 930 m³
2,650 kWhelectricity per home per yearZeist: 2,670 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridZeist: 5%
48%homes with solar panelsZeist: 34%

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 Griffensteijn/Kersbergen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZeist: 39%
32%in the top 20% nationallyZeist: 26%
2.2%of residents live below the poverty lineZeist: 3.0%
€258,000median household wealthZeist: €174,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZeist: 71.0%
52%with a university or higher professional degreeZeist: 45%
20.0%of workers are self-employedZeist: 20.0%
0.9cars per householdZeist: 0.9

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 60 crimes in Griffensteijn/Kersbergen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 19.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 30.6 across Zeist.

Theft from vehicles14
Vandalism and criminal damage10
Burglary of homes4
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Street robbery2
Other property crime2
Driving under the influence2
Vehicle theft1
Threats1
Assault1

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 Griffensteijn/Kersbergen, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery1.0 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.3
Primary pupils living here350
Secondary pupils living here210
Business premises435
Residents per km²4,794
Land area63 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zeist.