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 lower.
The average WOZ value in Utrecht Science Park is €223,000, 54% lower than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 18%, against a rise of 25% in Utrecht. 1% of the homes are owner-occupied, 44 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€223,000
▼54% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+18%
▼lower than Utrecht (+25%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
1%
▼44 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
76%
▲45 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
24%
=about the same as Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼40 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2006–2015
35%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Average WOZ value
€223,000
▼54% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+18%
▼lower than Utrecht (+25%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
1%
▼44 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
76%
▲45 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
24%
=about the same as Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼40 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2006–2015
35%
▲23 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 18% between 2022 and 2025, to €223,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€223,000▼ 54% below Utrecht
+18% since 2022
Utrecht +25%
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: ~€166 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€166/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
43 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €223,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€108NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Property tax (OZB)€17€20
Costs to set aside€58
Maintenance reserve€54–
Buildings insurance€4–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 183rd 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 43 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €223,000.
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
Utrecht Science Park has the lowest WOZ value of the 13 buurten in Oost.
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: €223,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Utrecht Science Park
223,000
1,707
–
Buiten Wittevrouwen
627,000
2,195
–
Oudwijk
587,000
2,371
–
Abstede, Tolsteegsingel e.o.
607,000
1,004
–
Sterrenwijk
428,000
392
–
Rubenslaan en omgeving
320,000
1,669
–
Watervogelbuurt
456,000
1,167
–
L. Napoleonplantsoen en omgeving
395,000
503
–
Maarschalkerweerd en Mereveld
877,000
66
–
Schildersbuurt
614,000
1,681
–
Wilhelminapark en omgeving
1,136,000
964
–
Rijnsweerd
717,000
967
–
Galgenwaard en omgeving
292,000
287
–
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 social housing, at 76% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied1%
Social housing76%
Private rent24%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes1%
Multi-family homes99%
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
47% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 14% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 19450.5%
1945-19640.1%
1992-200517.4%
2006-201535.3%
2016 and later46.6%
Explanation
Based on 2,448 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 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 64 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Utrecht Science Park, 12% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 20%, 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
64
▼12% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.4
▼87% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
64
▼12% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.4
▼87% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Utrecht Science Park registered 64 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Utrecht Science Park64
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 Utrecht Science Park is 'Theft and burglary': 32.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Utrecht Science ParkUtrecht
Theft and burglary32.7
Utrecht 44.3▼ −26% vs Utrecht
Traffic16.3
Utrecht 8.5▲ +92% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order5.6
Utrecht 7.4▼ −24% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats5.3
Utrecht 5.4≈ Utrecht
Fraud and scams2.1
Utrecht 4.7▼ −55% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld1.2
Utrecht 2.6▼ −54% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.3
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 Utrecht Science Park registered 150 traffic accidents, of which 5 with injury and 1 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
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Utrecht average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Utrecht Science Park rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (20% against 39%), but more report anxiety or depression (68% against 53%), more meet the physical activity guideline (69% against 57%) and more feel lonely (58% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Utrecht Science Park, covering 48% of the area, against 24% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 10 percentage points below the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
20%
▼19 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
68%
▲15 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
58%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▲24 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
34%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
20%
▼19 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
68%
▲15 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
58%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▲24 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
34%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
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
77.8%
76.1%
Smokes
23.4%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
6.3%
Overweight
20.2%
39.3%
Lonely
58.5%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
68.1%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
69.2%
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
6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic10.4%
Built-up33.5%
Other built-up1.1%
Recreation4.1%
Agriculture48%
Forest and nature2.2%
Water0.8%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
2,300 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.1
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
2
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Utrecht average.
Utrecht Science Park has 3,365 inhabitants (2026), or 925 per km² (77% lower than in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 9%, 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
+9%
▲higher 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 15 to 25
60%
▲45 percentage points higher than Utrecht (15%)
Never married
99%
▲34 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
49%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+9%
▲higher 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 15 to 25
60%
▲45 percentage points higher than Utrecht (15%)
Never married
99%
▲34 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
49%
▼10 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 9% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,365.
Residents, 2026
3,365
+9% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 925 residents per km², this buurt is 77% less densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²925
Dwellings per km²469
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 1.5 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
60% of residents are between 15 and 25.
0 to 155
15 to 252,015
25 to 451,315
45 to 6515
65 to 805
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
99% of residents are never married.
Never married3,335
Married25
Divorced5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
49% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,655
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)945
Outside Europe765
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
05 · More figures
More figures
Utrecht Science Park has an average of 0.1 cars per household, 83% lower than in Utrecht (0.6). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (7%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.1
▼83% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Education, share of addresses
3%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (0%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
1%
▼56 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
76%
▲48 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
99%
▲62 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (7%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.1
▼83% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Education, share of addresses
3%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (0%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
1%
▼56 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
76%
▲48 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
99%
▲62 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol79.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.5%
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 21% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 7 percentage points below Utrecht (28%)
+6 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, 190 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars190
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (3%).
Residential93.9%
Retail0.1%
Office0.7%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial1.5%
Education2.8%
Other1.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,606 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% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings1%
NL 63%▼ −98% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings1%
NL 57%▼ −98% vs NL
Social housing76%
NL 28%▲ +171% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings99%
NL 37%▲ +168% vs NL
Average WOZ value€223,000
NL €398,000▼ −44% 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) 2025