The population is growing slower than in Utrecht. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Utrecht, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Kanaleneiland-Zuid is €336,000, 31% lower than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 29% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%). 27 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €275,000 to €490,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€336,000
▼31% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
29%
▼16 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
54%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
17%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼30 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (11%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (9%)
Average WOZ value
€336,000
▼31% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Utrecht (+37%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
29%
▼16 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
54%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
17%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼30 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (11%)
Built 1965–1974
18%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €336,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€336,000▼ 31% below Utrecht
+45% 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: ~€238 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€238/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
86 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €336,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€26€30
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€118
Maintenance reserve€110–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 174th 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 86 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €336,000.
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
Kanaleneiland-Zuid has the 4th-highest 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: €336,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kanaleneiland-Zuid
336,000
3,675
–
Dichterswijk
532,000
2,723
–
Rivierenwijk
487,000
4,286
–
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland
251,000
372
–
Transwijk-Zuid
306,000
2,001
–
Transwijk-Noord
376,000
2,514
–
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)
Asking prices
For the 27 homes for sale here the median asking price is €4,110 per m²; the middle half ask €3,738 to €4,740 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
27
Median asking price per m²
€4,110
Middle half
€3,738 – €4,740
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 social housing, at 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied29%
Social housing54%
Private rent17%
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
89% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes11%
Multi-family homes89%
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
62% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 12% in the municipality of Utrecht.
1945-196462.5%
1965-197417.5%
1975-19912.5%
1992-20050.5%
2006-20159.4%
2016 and later7.6%
Explanation
Based on 3,874 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
27 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €275,000 to €490,000; median €4,110 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 Kanaleneiland-Zuid, 32% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 7%, 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
+7%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼3% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▼32% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+7%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼3% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kanaleneiland-Zuid registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Kanaleneiland-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 Kanaleneiland-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 21.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Kanaleneiland-ZuidUtrecht
Theft and burglary21.4
Utrecht 44.3▼ −52% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order7.5
Utrecht 7.4≈ Utrecht
Traffic7.3
Utrecht 8.5▼ −14% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats5.1
Utrecht 5.4▼ −6% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams4.9
Utrecht 4.7≈ Utrecht
Other and withheld3.3
Utrecht 2.6▲ +27% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.6
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 Kanaleneiland-Zuid registered 32 traffic accidents, of which 5 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 below the Utrecht average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 64% of adults in Kanaleneiland-Zuid rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points less than in Utrecht. More adults are overweight (54% against 39%), more feel lonely (61% against 47%) and more report anxiety or depression (61% against 53%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 57%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Kanaleneiland-Zuid, covering 81% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 9 percentage points below the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
54%
▲15 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Lonely
61%
▲14 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲37 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
64%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
54%
▲15 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Lonely
61%
▲14 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲37 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Health
An estimated 64% 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
63.7%
76.1%
Smokes
23.1%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
4%
6.3%
Overweight
54%
39.3%
Lonely
60.6%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
60.9%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic4%
Built-up81.3%
Recreation6.7%
Water8%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
6
GP practices
–
1.6
Daycares
–
3.9
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.
Kanaleneiland-Zuid has 9,250 inhabitants (2026), or 13,258 per km² (3.3 times as high as 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
38%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
65%
=about the same as Utrecht (65%)
Origin outside Europe
64%
▲34 percentage points higher than Utrecht (30%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
37%
▲19 percentage points higher than Utrecht (18%)
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
38%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
65%
=about the same as Utrecht (65%)
Origin outside Europe
64%
▲34 percentage points higher than Utrecht (30%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
37%
▲19 percentage points higher than Utrecht (18%)
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 9,250.
Residents, 2026
9,250
+3% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 13,258 residents per km², this buurt is 3.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²13,258
Dwellings per km²5,250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,595
15 to 251,595
25 to 453,495
45 to 651,855
65 to 80540
80 and over170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
65% of residents are never married.
Never married5,995
Married2,480
Divorced595
Widowed175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
64% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands2,450
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)925
Outside Europe5,875
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
37% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,620
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,460
Higher professional, university2,000
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
Kanaleneiland-Zuid has an average of 0.6 cars per household, about the same as in Utrecht (0.6). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 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
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
=about the same as Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼52 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
89%
▲52 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
29%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
14%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
=about the same as Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−3 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼52 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
89%
▲52 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
29%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 275 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie150
Handel en horeca130
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie145
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening275
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg270
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol77.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.1%
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 25% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 6 percentage points below Utrecht (28%)
-3 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, 2,620 passenger cars and 125 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,620
Motorcycles125
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).
Residential86.9%
Retail0.8%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1.1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other11.5%
Explanation
Based on 4,458 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
13,258 residents per km²: 25 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²13,258
NL 539▲ +2360% vs NL
Single-family dwellings11%
NL 63%▼ −82% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings89%
NL 37%▲ +141% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings29%
NL 57%▼ −49% vs NL
Social housing54%
NL 28%▲ +93% 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