The population is growing faster than in Utrecht. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Utrecht, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland is €251,000, 49% lower than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 48%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 3% of the homes are owner-occupied, 42 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€251,000
▼49% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
3%
▼42 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
97%
▲73 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
3%
▼38 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2016 and later
37%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Average WOZ value
€251,000
▼49% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+48%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
3%
▼42 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
97%
▲73 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
3%
▼38 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2016 and later
37%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 48% between 2021 and 2025, to €251,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€251,000▼ 49% below Utrecht
+48% since 2021
Utrecht +37%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€205 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€205/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
69 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €251,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Property tax (OZB)€19€22
Costs to set aside€94
Maintenance reserve€88–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 182nd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 69 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €251,000.
Levies: Utrecht's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland has the lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Zuidwest.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €251,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland
251,000
372
–
Dichterswijk
532,000
2,723
–
Rivierenwijk
487,000
4,286
–
Transwijk-Zuid
306,000
2,001
–
Transwijk-Noord
376,000
2,514
–
Kanaleneiland-Zuid
336,000
3,675
–
Kanaleneiland-Noord
329,000
4,118
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is private rent, at 97% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied3%
Private rent97%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
97% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes3%
Multi-family homes97%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
56% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 11% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 19450.2%
1945-19641.7%
1965-19745.6%
1975-199155.7%
2006-20150.2%
2016 and later36.6%
Explanation
Based on 587 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 874 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland, 12.0 times as high as in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 54%, against a rise of 21% in Utrecht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
874
▲12 times as high as Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+54%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
874
▲12 times as high as Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+54%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland registered 874 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland874
The municipality of Utrecht73
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland is 'Theft and burglary': 543.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Bedrijvengebied KanaleneilandUtrecht
Theft and burglary543.4
Utrecht 44.3▲ +1127% vs Utrecht
Traffic156.6
Utrecht 8.5▲ +1742% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order54.7
Utrecht 7.4▲ +639% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats52.8
Utrecht 5.4▲ +878% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld32.1
Utrecht 2.6▲ +1135% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams30.2
Utrecht 4.7▲ +543% vs Utrecht
Environmental3.8
Utrecht 0.2▲ +1800% vs Utrecht
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland registered 78 traffic accidents, of which 13 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Utrecht average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Utrecht. More adults feel lonely (64% against 47%), more report anxiety or depression (65% against 53%) and more smoke (25% against 19%), but fewer are overweight (29% against 39%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland, covering 61% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲17 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
65%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Overweight
29%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
63%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Agriculture, share of the area
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
▲17 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Water, share of the area
17%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Lonely
64%
▲17 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
65%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Overweight
29%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
63%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Agriculture, share of the area
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
▲17 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Water, share of the area
17%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (5%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Utrecht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Utrecht
Good self-rated health
78.4%
76.1%
Smokes
25%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
8%
6.3%
Overweight
28.9%
39.3%
Lonely
63.8%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
64.8%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
63.2%
56.7%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic16.2%
Built-up60.8%
Recreation3.1%
Agriculture2.3%
Forest and nature0.8%
Water16.9%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,100 m
–
GP practice
1,500 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
1,000 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.5
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Utrecht average.
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland has 1,010 inhabitants (2026), or 928 per km² (77% lower than in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 124%, against a rise of 5% in Utrecht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Utrecht was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+124%
▲higher than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
=about the same as Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
73%
▲36 percentage points higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
89%
▲24 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Origin outside Europe
40%
▲10 percentage points higher than Utrecht (30%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+124%
▲higher than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
=about the same as Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
73%
▲36 percentage points higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
89%
▲24 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Origin outside Europe
40%
▲10 percentage points higher than Utrecht (30%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 124% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,010.
Residents, 2026
1,010
+124% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 928 residents per km², this buurt is 77% less densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²928
Dwellings per km²341.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
73% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1570
15 to 25135
25 to 45730
45 to 6555
65 to 8015
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
89% of residents are never married.
Never married895
Married80
Divorced25
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
40% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands345
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)265
Outside Europe400
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Utrecht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Utrecht voted. The largest party was D66 with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of UtrechtThe Netherlands
D66
26.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
6.8%
16.7%
VVD
8.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
26.1%
12.8%
CDA
6.6%
11.8%
JA21
2.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
1.7%
4.5%
BBB
0.6%
2.6%
Other
20.1%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland has an average of 0.6 cars per household, about the same as in Utrecht (0.6). 51% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 23 percentage points more than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
19%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
=about the same as Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
69%
▼23 percentage points lower than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
22%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
11%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (3%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
3%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
97%
▲83 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
97%
▲60 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
19%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
=about the same as Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
69%
▼23 percentage points lower than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
22%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
11%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (3%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
3%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
97%
▲83 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
97%
▲60 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 145 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca115
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie100
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed40
Zakelijke dienstverlening145
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
50% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol50%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)50%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 45% to 50% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
50%▲ 22 percentage points above Utrecht (28%)
+5 pp since 2021
Utrecht +3 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 235 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars235
Motorcycles35
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
69% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (22%).
Residential69.5%
Retail9.1%
Office11.5%
Assembly2.1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial21.9%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.9%
Sports0.4%
Other4.5%
Explanation
Based on 845 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
3% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings3%
NL 63%▼ −95% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings3%
NL 57%▼ −95% vs NL
Private rent97%
NL 14%▲ +593% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings97%
NL 37%▲ +162% vs NL
Residents per km²928
NL 539▲ +72% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025