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 higher.
The average WOZ value in Nieuwegracht-Oost is €724,000, 48% higher than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 48% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points more than in Utrecht (45%). 5 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €395,000 to €2,250,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€724,000
▲48% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
12%
▼19 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
40%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Average WOZ value
€724,000
▲48% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
12%
▼19 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
40%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2021 and 2025, to €724,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€724,000▲ 48% above 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: ~€325 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€325/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
120 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €724,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€160NL median
Property tax (OZB)€55€64
Water board levy€52–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€165
Maintenance reserve€154–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 141st 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 120 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €724,000.
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
Nieuwegracht-Oost has the highest 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: €724,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Nieuwegracht-Oost
724,000
626
–
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
–
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.
561,000
1,443
–
Nobelstraat en omgeving
491,000
547
–
Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt
599,000
1,046
–
Lange Nieuwstraat en omgeving
615,000
1,474
–
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 5 homes for sale here the median asking price is €7,540 per m²; the middle half ask €6,650 to €9,634 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
5
Median asking price per m²
€7,540
Middle half
€6,650 – €9,634
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 48% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied48%
Social housing12%
Private rent40%
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
68% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes32%
Multi-family homes68%
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
74% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 194574.1%
1945-19645.1%
1975-199115.3%
1992-20051.3%
2006-20154.3%
Explanation
Based on 629 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
5 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €395,000 to €2,250,000; median €7,540 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
More registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 169 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Nieuwegracht-Oost, 2.3 times as high as in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 82%, 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
169
▲2.3 times as high as Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+82%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.5
▲2.8 times as high as Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
169
▲2.3 times as high as Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+82%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.5
▲2.8 times as high as Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Nieuwegracht-Oost registered 169 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Nieuwegracht-Oost169
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 Nieuwegracht-Oost is 'Theft and burglary': 81.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Nieuwegracht-OostUtrecht
Theft and burglary81.0
Utrecht 44.3▲ +83% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order56.9
Utrecht 7.4▲ +669% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld10.3
Utrecht 2.6▲ +296% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats8.6
Utrecht 5.4▲ +59% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams6.9
Utrecht 4.7▲ +47% vs Utrecht
Traffic5.2
Utrecht 8.5▼ −39% 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 Nieuwegracht-Oost registered 4 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 above the Utrecht average; green space is above the Utrecht average.
An estimated 82% of adults in Nieuwegracht-Oost rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (27% against 39%) and fewer feel lonely (41% against 47%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (67% against 57%) and more drink excessively (11% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Nieuwegracht-Oost, covering 67% 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)
82%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
27%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
67%
▲10 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (47%)
Excessive drinking
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲13 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
27%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
67%
▲10 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (47%)
Excessive drinking
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲13 percentage points higher 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
82.2%
76.1%
Smokes
19.6%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
11.4%
6.3%
Overweight
27%
39.3%
Lonely
40.9%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.9%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
66.7%
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.
Built-up66.7%
Recreation26.7%
Water6.7%
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 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
5.6
GP practices
–
1.9
Daycares
–
5.9
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.
Nieuwegracht-Oost has 1,120 inhabitants (2026), or 7,733 per km² (92% higher than in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, 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
+0%
▼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 25 to 45
29%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲13 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
76%
▲21 percentage points higher than Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼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 25 to 45
29%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲13 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
76%
▲21 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 held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,120.
Residents, 2026
1,120
+0% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,733 residents per km², this buurt is 92% more densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²7,733
Dwellings per km²4,471.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 4.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1555
15 to 25220
25 to 45325
45 to 65275
65 to 80200
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
63% of residents are never married.
Never married710
Married315
Divorced60
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands800
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)160
Outside Europe155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
76% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4190
Higher professional, university740
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2023
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
Nieuwegracht-Oost has an average of 0.4 cars per household, 33% lower than in Utrecht (0.6). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼33% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Office, share of addresses
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (2%)
Private rent
40%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼33% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Office, share of addresses
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (2%)
Private rent
40%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 130 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening130
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg65
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol69%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31%
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 23% to 31% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
31%▲ 3 percentage points above Utrecht (28%)
+8 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, 290 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars290
Motorcycles30
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 office (10%).
Residential92%
Retail0.4%
Office10.4%
Assembly2%
Healthcare1.5%
Industrial9.1%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.6%
Sports0.1%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 684 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
7,733 residents per km²: 14 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,733
NL 539▲ +1335% vs NL
Private rent40%
NL 14%▲ +186% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings32%
NL 63%▼ −49% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings68%
NL 37%▲ +84% 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