The population is growing faster 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 Leidsche Rijn is €568,000, 16% higher than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 125%, against a rise of 120% in Utrecht. 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points more than in Utrecht (45%). 93 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €300,000 to €2,495,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲16% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+125%
▲higher than Utrecht (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
52%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼27 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2006–2015
28%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1992–2005
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲16% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+125%
▲higher than Utrecht (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
52%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼27 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 2006–2015
28%
▲16 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1992–2005
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 125% between 2014 and 2025, to €568,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€568,000▲ 16% above Utrecht
+125% since 2014
Utrecht +120%
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: ~€272 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€272/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
94 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €568,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€144NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€43€50
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€128
Maintenance reserve€120–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 146th 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 94 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €568,000.
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 has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Utrecht.
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: €568,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Leidsche Rijn
568,000
20,364
–
West
473,000
13,432
–
Noordwest
430,000
21,481
–
Overvecht
327,000
16,961
–
Noordoost
570,000
18,155
–
Oost
551,000
14,973
–
Binnenstad
563,000
10,928
–
Zuid
422,000
13,712
–
Zuidwest
395,000
19,689
–
Vleuten-De Meern
616,000
19,041
–
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 93 homes for sale here the median asking price is €5,864 per m²; the middle half ask €5,352 to €6,738 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
93
Median asking price per m²
€5,864
Middle half
€5,352 – €6,738
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing25%
Private rent25%
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
52% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes52%
Multi-family homes48%
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
43% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 14% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 19450.8%
1945-19640.1%
1965-19740.2%
1975-19910.1%
1992-200527.4%
2006-201528.1%
2016 and later43.3%
Explanation
Based on 21,269 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
93 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €300,000 to €2,495,000; median €5,864 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
Less registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 53 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Leidsche Rijn, 27% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 8%, 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
53
▼27% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+8%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼23% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
0.65
▼24% lower than Utrecht (0.86)
Change since 2020
-11%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
53
▼27% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+8%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼23% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
0.65
▼24% lower than Utrecht (0.86)
Change since 2020
-11%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Leidsche Rijn registered 53 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Leidsche Rijn53
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 is 'Theft and burglary': 27.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Leidsche RijnUtrecht
Theft and burglary27.0
Utrecht 44.3▼ −39% vs Utrecht
Traffic10.7
Utrecht 8.5▲ +26% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams4.7
Utrecht 4.7≈ Utrecht
Vandalism and public order4.3
Utrecht 7.4▼ −42% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats3.8
Utrecht 5.4▼ −30% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld2.0
Utrecht 2.6▼ −23% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.2
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 registered 295 traffic accidents, of which 32 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
04 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Utrecht average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Leidsche Rijn rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 57%), fewer smoke (15% against 19%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (50% against 53%), but more are overweight (42% against 39%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Leidsche Rijn, covering 53% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Smokes
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (53%)
Overweight
42%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼17 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Other built-up, share of the area
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Smokes
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (53%)
Overweight
42%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼17 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Other built-up, share of the area
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (2%)
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
15.1%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
3.8%
6.3%
Overweight
42.5%
39.3%
Lonely
47.9%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
50.1%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.9%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic9.5%
Built-up53.4%
Other built-up7.8%
Recreation14.3%
Agriculture7.1%
Forest and nature0.7%
Water7.1%
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
05 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Utrecht average.
Leidsche Rijn has 51,695 inhabitants (2026), or 4,941 per km² (23% higher than in Utrecht). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 80%, against a rise of 15% 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 2014
+80%
▲higher than Utrecht (+15%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+85%
▲higher than Utrecht (+15%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
=about the same as Utrecht (37%)
Never married
60%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
53%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
55%
=about the same as Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+80%
▲higher than Utrecht (+15%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+85%
▲higher than Utrecht (+15%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
=about the same as Utrecht (37%)
Never married
60%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
53%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
55%
=about the same as Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 80% between 2014 and 2026, to 51,695.
Residents, 2026
51,695
+80% since 2014
Utrecht +15%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,941 residents per km², this wijk is 23% more densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²4,941
Dwellings per km²1,946.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 15.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.6 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
37% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1511,345
15 to 255,675
25 to 4519,325
45 to 6511,600
65 to 803,015
80 and over730
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
60% of residents are never married.
Never married30,960
Married17,270
Divorced2,645
Widowed820
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
53% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands27,175
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5,100
Outside Europe19,415
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
55% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo16,830
Havo, vwo, mbo2-410,360
Higher professional, university20,730
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 has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 50% higher than in Utrecht (0.6). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▲50% higher than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−12 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (2%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲43% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▲50% higher than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−12 pp
▼lower than Utrecht (0 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (2%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲43% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 2,395 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie515
Handel en horeca925
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie1,145
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed250
Zakelijke dienstverlening2,395
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,745
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten745
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol67.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)32.5%
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 45% to 33% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 5 percentage points above Utrecht (28%)
-12 pp since 2014
Utrecht -1 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, 19,410 passenger cars and 1,160 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars19,410
Motorcycles1,160
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).
Residential94.7%
Retail1%
Office2%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial2.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 22,456 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
4,941 residents per km²: 9.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,941
NL 539▲ +817% vs NL
Private rent25%
NL 14%▲ +79% vs NL
Average WOZ value€568,000
NL €398,000▲ +43% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings48%
NL 37%▲ +30% vs NL
Single-family dwellings52%
NL 63%▼ −17% 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