The population is shrinking, while it grows in Utrecht. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Utrecht, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. is €561,000, 14% higher than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 30%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 32% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%). 12 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €325,000 to €995,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€561,000
▲14% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Rented from a housing corporation
23%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Rented from another landlord
45%
▲21 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼23 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (9%)
Average WOZ value
€561,000
▲14% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
32%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Rented from a housing corporation
23%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Rented from another landlord
45%
▲21 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼23 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 30% between 2021 and 2025, to €561,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€561,000▲ 14% above Utrecht
+30% 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: ~€264 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€264/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
88 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €561,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€144NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€43€49
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€120
Maintenance reserve€112–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 147th 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 88 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €561,000.
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
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 11 buurten in Binnenstad.
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: €561,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
561,000
1,443
–
Domplein, Neude, Janskerkhof
589,000
1,336
–
Lange Elisabethstraat, Mariaplaats e.o.
609,000
1,025
–
Hoog-Catharijne NS en Jaarbeurs
435,000
1,198
–
Wijk C
480,000
848
–
Nobelstraat en omgeving
491,000
547
–
Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt
599,000
1,046
–
Lange Nieuwstraat en omgeving
615,000
1,474
–
Nieuwegracht-Oost
724,000
626
–
Bleekstraat en omgeving
464,000
269
–
Hooch Boulandt
567,000
1,116
–
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)
Asking prices
For the 12 homes for sale here the median asking price is €8,216 per m²; the middle half ask €6,842 to €8,807 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
12
Median asking price per m²
€8,216
Middle half
€6,842 – €8,807
Explanation
Asking prices of homes currently listed on Funda, not the prices homes sell for. Only homes HuisWeter has collected; the middle half runs from the first to the third quartile.
Source: Funda
Who owns the homes
The largest group: rented from another landlord, 45% of homes.
Owner-occupied
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
32%
Utrecht
45%
the Netherlands
57%
Rented from a housing corporation
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
23%
Utrecht
31%
the Netherlands
28%
Rented from another landlord
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
45%
Utrecht
24%
the Netherlands
14%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a rounded share of the dwelling stock, so the parts do not always add up to 100.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
What kind of homes
The largest group: apartments and other multi-family homes, 82% of homes.
Single-family houses
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
18%
Utrecht
41%
the Netherlands
63%
Apartments and other multi-family homes
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
82%
Utrecht
59%
the Netherlands
37%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a rounded share of the dwelling stock, so the parts do not always add up to 100.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
79% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 194579.3%
1945-19642%
1965-19740.1%
1975-19918%
1992-20058.2%
2006-20152.5%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,456 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 · For sale
12 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €325,000 to €995,000; median €8,216 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
More registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 132 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o., 81% higher than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 59%, 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
132
▲81% higher than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+59%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.5
▲83% higher than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
132
▲81% higher than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+59%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.5
▲83% higher than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. registered 132 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.132
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 Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. is 'Theft and burglary': 86.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.Utrecht
Theft and burglary86.0
Utrecht 44.3▲ +94% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats11.9
Utrecht 5.4▲ +120% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order11.5
Utrecht 7.4▲ +55% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams7.8
Utrecht 4.7▲ +66% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld7.4
Utrecht 2.6▲ +185% vs Utrecht
Traffic6.7
Utrecht 8.5▼ −21% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.4
Utrecht 0.2≈ 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 Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. registered 16 traffic accidents, of which 7 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
04 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Utrecht average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 82% of adults in Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (26% against 39%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (68% against 57%), more smoke (26% against 19%) and more drink excessively (13% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o., covering 94% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
26%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
68%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Smokes
26%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (19%)
Excessive drinking
13%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
94%
▲50 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
26%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
68%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Smokes
26%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (19%)
Excessive drinking
13%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
94%
▲50 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Health
An estimated 82% 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
81.6%
76.1%
Smokes
25.7%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
12.8%
6.3%
Overweight
26.1%
39.3%
Lonely
40.9%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
56.6%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
67.5%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Built-up94.4%
Water5.6%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
7.9
GP practices
–
4.1
Daycares
–
6.1
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
05 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Utrecht.
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. has 2,625 inhabitants (2026), or 15,599 per km² (3.9 times as high as in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
49%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
81%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
65%
▲10 percentage points higher than Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
49%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
81%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
65%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
65%
▲10 percentage points higher than Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,625.
Residents, 2026
2,625
-1% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 15,599 residents per km², this buurt is 3.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²15,599
Dwellings per km²8,488.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
49% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15105
15 to 25560
25 to 451,290
45 to 65425
65 to 80225
80 and over25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
81% of residents are never married.
Never married2,120
Married365
Divorced120
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
65% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,700
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)420
Outside Europe505
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
66% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4730
Higher professional, university1,650
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
06 · More figures
More figures
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o. has an average of 0.3 cars per household, 50% lower than in Utrecht (0.6). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼50% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Rented from another landlord
45%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
82%
▲45 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼50% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Single-family dwellings
18%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Rented from another landlord
45%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
82%
▲45 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 255 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca165
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie85
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening255
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg135
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol75.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.5%
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 20% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 3 percentage points below 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, 505 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars505
Motorcycles60
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (11%).
Residential87.9%
Retail5.8%
Office7.9%
Assembly4.5%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial10.6%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.4%
Sports0.1%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 1,657 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
15,599 residents per km²: 29 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²15,599
NL 539▲ +2794% vs NL
Single-family dwellings18%
NL 63%▼ −71% vs NL
Rented from another landlord45%
NL 14%▲ +221% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings82%
NL 37%▲ +122% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings32%
NL 57%▼ −44% 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) 2026