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 Leidsche Rijn-Centrum is €419,000, 14% lower than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 20% of the homes are owner-occupied, 25 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%). 17 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €395,000 to €1,149,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€419,000
▼14% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼25 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
21%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
59%
▲35 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼41 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Average WOZ value
€419,000
▼14% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼25 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
21%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
59%
▲35 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼41 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2021 and 2025, to €419,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€419,000▼ 14% below Utrecht
+25% 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: ~€218 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€218/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
65 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €419,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€32€37
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€89
Maintenance reserve€83–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 161st 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 65 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €419,000.
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
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum has the lowest 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: €419,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum
419,000
2,884
–
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
–
Grauwaart
615,000
598
–
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)
Asking prices
For the 17 homes for sale here the median asking price is €6,716 per m²; the middle half ask €6,132 to €7,012 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
17
Median asking price per m²
€6,716
Middle half
€6,132 – €7,012
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 private rent, at 59% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied20%
Social housing21%
Private rent59%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Multi-family homes100%
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
100% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 14% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 19450.1%
2016 and later99.9%
Explanation
Based on 3,148 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
17 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €395,000 to €1,149,000; median €6,716 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
More registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 115 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Leidsche Rijn-Centrum, 58% higher than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 13%, 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
115
▲58% higher than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
-13%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼47% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
115
▲58% higher than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
-13%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼47% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Leidsche Rijn-Centrum registered 115 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum115
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 Leidsche Rijn-Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 79.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Leidsche Rijn-CentrumUtrecht
Theft and burglary79.3
Utrecht 44.3▲ +79% vs Utrecht
Traffic9.6
Utrecht 8.5▲ +13% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order8.4
Utrecht 7.4▲ +14% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats8.0
Utrecht 5.4▲ +48% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams5.8
Utrecht 4.7▲ +23% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld3.1
Utrecht 2.6▲ +19% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.7
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 Leidsche Rijn-Centrum registered 38 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 above the Utrecht average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Leidsche Rijn-Centrum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 57%), but more feel lonely (51% against 47%) and more report anxiety or depression (56% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Leidsche Rijn-Centrum, covering 44% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 19% of the area, 3 percentage points above the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Utrecht (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Other built-up, share of the area
17%
▲15 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Traffic, share of the area
19%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Utrecht (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Other built-up, share of the area
17%
▲15 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Traffic, share of the area
19%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (8%)
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
78.3%
76.1%
Smokes
19.4%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
6.3%
Overweight
39.3%
39.3%
Lonely
50.7%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
56.4%
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
19% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic19.2%
Built-up44.2%
Other built-up17.3%
Recreation19.2%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
4
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 faster than the Utrecht average.
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum has 4,285 inhabitants (2026), or 8,319 per km² (2.1 times as high as in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 109%, 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
+109%
▲higher than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+114%
▲higher than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
66%
▲29 percentage points higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
69%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
48%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
61%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+109%
▲higher than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+114%
▲higher than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
66%
▲29 percentage points higher than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
69%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
48%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
61%
▲6 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 grew 109% between 2021 and 2026, to 4,285.
Residents, 2026
4,285
+109% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,319 residents per km², this buurt is 2.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²8,319
Dwellings per km²5,546.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 15.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 1.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
66% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15345
15 to 25280
25 to 452,825
45 to 65475
65 to 80320
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
69% of residents are never married.
Never married2,975
Married1,005
Divorced250
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
48% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,040
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)610
Outside Europe1,635
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
61% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,130
Higher professional, university2,280
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
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 17% lower than in Utrecht (0.6). 35% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (7%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼17% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−13 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Private rent
59%
▲45 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (7%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼17% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−13 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Private rent
59%
▲45 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 265 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca145
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie120
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening265
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg175
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
35% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol65.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)34.9%
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 48% to 35% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
35%▲ 7 percentage points above Utrecht (28%)
-13 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, 1,505 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,505
Motorcycles95
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (4%).
Residential90.9%
Retail3.8%
Office0.8%
Assembly1.1%
Industrial0.3%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other3.3%
Explanation
Based on 3,464 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
8,319 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,319
NL 539▲ +1443% vs NL
Private rent59%
NL 14%▲ +321% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings20%
NL 57%▼ −65% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings100%
NL 37%▲ +170% vs NL
Social housing21%
NL 28%▼ −25% 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