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 Grauwaart is €615,000, 26% higher than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 46%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 45% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Utrecht (45%). 4 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €525,000 to €1,185,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€615,000
▲26% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
=about the same as Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
40%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▲21 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2016 and later
30%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Average WOZ value
€615,000
▲26% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
=about the same as Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
40%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▲21 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2016 and later
30%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Built 1992–2005
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 46% between 2021 and 2025, to €615,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€615,000▲ 26% above Utrecht
+46% 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: ~€310 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€310/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
117 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €615,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€149NL median
Water board levy€49–
Property tax (OZB)€47€54
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€161
Maintenance reserve€150–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 143rd 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 117 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €615,000.
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
Grauwaart has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 12 buurten in Leidsche Rijn.
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: €615,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Grauwaart
615,000
598
–
Terwijde-West
637,000
1,907
–
Terwijde-Oost
553,000
2,482
–
Het Zand-West
610,000
2,640
–
Het Zand-Oost
623,000
1,813
–
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum
419,000
2,884
–
Hoge Weide
673,000
1,193
–
Leeuwesteyn
468,000
1,357
–
Parkwijk-Noord
583,000
1,214
–
Parkwijk-Zuid
513,000
1,534
–
Langerak
577,000
1,897
–
Rijnvliet
733,000
827
–
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 owner-occupied, at 45% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied45%
Social housing40%
Private rent15%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes62%
Multi-family homes38%
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
70% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 12% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 19450.2%
1992-20050.2%
2006-201570.1%
2016 and later29.5%
Explanation
Based on 603 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
4 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €525,000 to €1,185,000. Asking prices, not sale prices.
Less registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 60 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Grauwaart, 18% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 42%, 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
60
▼18% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼80% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
60
▼18% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+42%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼80% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Grauwaart registered 60 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Grauwaart60
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 Grauwaart is 'Traffic': 20.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.5 in the municipality of Utrecht.
GrauwaartUtrecht
Traffic20.4
Utrecht 8.5▲ +140% vs Utrecht
Theft and burglary11.0
Utrecht 44.3▼ −75% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats8.8
Utrecht 5.4▲ +63% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order8.3
Utrecht 7.4▲ +12% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld6.1
Utrecht 2.6▲ +135% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams5.5
Utrecht 4.7▲ +17% 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 Grauwaart registered 11 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 above the Utrecht average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Grauwaart rate their own health as good, about the same as in Utrecht. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 57%), fewer smoke (16% against 19%) and fewer drink excessively (3% against 6%), but more are overweight (43% against 39%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Grauwaart, covering 53% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 11 percentage points above the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Overweight
43%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Excessive drinking
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (6%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
=about the same as Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Overweight
43%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Excessive drinking
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (6%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
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
16.3%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
3.2%
6.3%
Overweight
43.2%
39.3%
Lonely
48.8%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.6%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.1%
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
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic10%
Built-up53.3%
Recreation26.7%
Water10%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
1.2
Daycares
–
5.1
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 growing slower than the Utrecht average.
Grauwaart has 1,800 inhabitants (2026), or 6,799 per km² (69% higher than in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, 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
+3%
▼lower than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
34%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
51%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
34%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
51%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,800.
Residents, 2026
1,800
+3% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,799 residents per km², this buurt is 69% more densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²6,799
Dwellings per km²2,300
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.0 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
34% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15555
15 to 25175
25 to 45620
45 to 65375
65 to 8060
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
63% of residents are never married.
Never married1,130
Married570
Divorced80
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
51% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands915
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)195
Outside Europe690
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
06 · More figures
More figures
Grauwaart has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 33% higher than in Utrecht (0.6). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
19%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▲33% higher than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Average WOZ value
€615,000
▲55% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
19%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▲33% higher than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Average WOZ value
€615,000
▲55% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol70.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.5%
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 28% to 30% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 2 percentage points above Utrecht (28%)
+2 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, 530 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars530
Motorcycles25
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (0.5%).
Residential98.5%
Retail0.2%
Office0.5%
Assembly0.5%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 612 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
6,799 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,799
NL 539▲ +1161% vs NL
Average WOZ value€615,000
NL €398,000▲ +55% vs NL
Social housing40%
NL 28%▲ +43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings45%
NL 57%▼ −21% vs NL
Private rent15%
NL 14%▲ +7% 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