The population is growing slower than in Utrecht. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Utrecht, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Meern-Zuid is €531,000, 8% higher than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 25 percentage points more than in Utrecht (45%). 9 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €489,000 to €1,089,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€531,000
▲8% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲25 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
17%
▼14 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
13%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲44 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 1975–1991
31%
▲20 percentage points higher than Utrecht (11%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Average WOZ value
€531,000
▲8% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲25 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
17%
▼14 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
13%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲44 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 1975–1991
31%
▲20 percentage points higher than Utrecht (11%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €531,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€531,000▲ 8% above Utrecht
+44% 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: ~€294 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€294/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
112 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €531,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€141NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€41€47
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€153
Maintenance reserve€143–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 149th 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 112 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €531,000.
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
De Meern-Zuid has the lowest WOZ value of the 12 buurten in Vleuten-De Meern.
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: €531,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Meern-Zuid
531,000
2,737
–
Haarrijn
1,236,000
20
–
Haarzuilens en omgeving
903,000
243
–
Vleuten
604,000
3,518
–
Máximapark
1,067,000
295
–
Vleuterweide-West
631,000
2,015
–
Vleuterweide-Noord/Oost/Centrum
598,000
2,785
–
Vleuterweide-Zuid
699,000
1,577
–
Veldhuizen
548,000
3,412
–
De Meern-Noord
670,000
2,240
–
Bedrijvengebied Oudenrijn
810,000
111
–
Rijnenburg
1,093,000
88
–
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 9 homes for sale here the median asking price is €4,741 per m²; the middle half ask €4,586 to €4,995 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
9
Median asking price per m²
€4,741
Middle half
€4,586 – €4,995
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
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 70% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied70%
Social housing17%
Private rent13%
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
85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes85%
Multi-family homes15%
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
39% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 9% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 19453.5%
1945-196422.9%
1965-197439%
1975-199131.4%
1992-20050.4%
2006-20150.3%
2016 and later2.4%
Explanation
Based on 2,736 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
9 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €489,000 to €1,089,000; median €4,741 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
Less registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 50 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Meern-Zuid, 32% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 23%, 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
50
▼32% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
-23%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.6
▲53% higher than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▼32% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
-23%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.6
▲53% higher than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Meern-Zuid registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
De Meern-Zuid50
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 De Meern-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 21.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
De Meern-ZuidUtrecht
Theft and burglary21.2
Utrecht 44.3▼ −52% vs Utrecht
Traffic17.1
Utrecht 8.5▲ +101% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams4.9
Utrecht 4.7≈ Utrecht
Vandalism and public order3.2
Utrecht 7.4▼ −57% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld2.1
Utrecht 2.6▼ −19% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats1.4
Utrecht 5.4▼ −74% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.0
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 De Meern-Zuid registered 57 traffic accidents, of which 6 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 about average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 76% of adults in De Meern-Zuid rate their own health as good, about the same as in Utrecht. More adults are overweight (48% against 39%), but fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 53%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 57%) and fewer smoke (14% against 19%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in De Meern-Zuid, covering 59% of the area, against 24% 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)
76%
=about the same as Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Smokes
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
59%
▲35 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
29%
▼15 percentage points lower than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
48%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Smokes
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
59%
▲35 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
29%
▼15 percentage points lower than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
76.2%
76.1%
Smokes
14.1%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
6.3%
Overweight
47.7%
39.3%
Lonely
42.7%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.2%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.8%
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.
Traffic6.4%
Built-up29.3%
Recreation2.1%
Agriculture59.4%
Forest and nature1.8%
Water1%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.6
GP practices
–
1.3
Daycares
–
3.8
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 growing slower than the Utrecht average.
De Meern-Zuid has 6,590 inhabitants (2026), or 1,711 per km² (58% lower than in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, 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
+2%
▼lower than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Never married
50%
▼15 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
77%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
39%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (27%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▼lower than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Never married
50%
▼15 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
77%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
39%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (27%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 6,590.
Residents, 2026
6,590
+2% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,711 residents per km², this buurt is 58% less densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²1,711
Dwellings per km²710.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,270
15 to 25770
25 to 451,585
45 to 651,635
65 to 80940
80 and over390
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married3,315
Married2,475
Divorced470
Widowed330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,040
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)475
Outside Europe1,070
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
39% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,060
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,790
Higher professional, university1,780
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
De Meern-Zuid has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 83% higher than in Utrecht (0.6). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points less than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲83% higher than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲83% higher than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
15%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 225 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie120
Handel en horeca90
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening225
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg195
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol80.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.5%
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 15% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 9 percentage points below Utrecht (28%)
+4 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, 2,905 passenger cars and 345 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,905
Motorcycles345
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1%).
Residential91.7%
Retail1.2%
Office0.8%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.9%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other8.3%
Explanation
Based on 2,985 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
1,711 residents per km²: 3.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,711
NL 539▲ +217% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings15%
NL 37%▼ −59% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings85%
NL 63%▲ +35% vs NL
Average WOZ value€531,000
NL €398,000▲ +33% 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