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 lower.
The average WOZ value in Oost is €551,000, 12% higher than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 72%, against a rise of 120% in Utrecht. 42% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%). 89 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €239,000 to €2,150,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€551,000
▲12% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+72%
▼lower than Utrecht (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
32%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (9%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Average WOZ value
€551,000
▲12% higher than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+72%
▼lower than Utrecht (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
32%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (9%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 72% between 2014 and 2025, to €551,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€551,000▲ 12% above Utrecht
+72% 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: ~€270 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€270/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
94 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €551,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€42€48
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 148th 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, €551,000.
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
Oost has the 5th-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: €551,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Oost
551,000
14,973
–
West
473,000
13,432
–
Noordwest
430,000
21,481
–
Overvecht
327,000
16,961
–
Noordoost
570,000
18,155
–
Binnenstad
563,000
10,928
–
Zuid
422,000
13,712
–
Zuidwest
395,000
19,689
–
Leidsche Rijn
568,000
20,364
–
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 87 homes for sale here the median asking price is €6,877 per m²; the middle half ask €6,022 to €7,958 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
87
Median asking price per m²
€6,877
Middle half
€6,022 – €7,958
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 42% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied42%
Social housing32%
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
63% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes37%
Multi-family homes63%
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
50% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 194550.2%
1945-19645.8%
1965-19742.5%
1975-199115.3%
1992-20054.9%
2006-20159.5%
2016 and later11.9%
Explanation
Based on 15,832 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
89 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €239,000 to €2,150,000; median €6,877 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
Less registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 63 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Oost, 14% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 6%, 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
63
▼14% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+6%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▼7% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
1.10
▲29% higher than Utrecht (0.86)
Change since 2020
+27%
▲higher than Utrecht (+15%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
63
▼14% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+6%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▼7% lower than Utrecht (3.0)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
1.10
▲29% higher than Utrecht (0.86)
Change since 2020
+27%
▲higher than Utrecht (+15%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Oost registered 63 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Oost63
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 Oost is 'Theft and burglary': 40.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
OostUtrecht
Theft and burglary40.8
Utrecht 44.3▼ −8% vs Utrecht
Traffic8.2
Utrecht 8.5≈ Utrecht
Vandalism and public order5.8
Utrecht 7.4▼ −22% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams3.9
Utrecht 4.7▼ −17% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats3.3
Utrecht 5.4▼ −39% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld0.9
Utrecht 2.6▼ −65% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.1
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 Oost registered 437 traffic accidents, of which 37 with injury and 2 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 80% of adults in Oost rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (28% against 39%) and fewer feel lonely (44% against 47%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (66% against 57%) and more drink excessively (9% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Oost, covering 42% of the area, against 44% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 6 percentage points above the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
28%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
66%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (47%)
Excessive drinking
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (6%)
Recreation, share of the area
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Traffic, share of the area
11%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Overweight
28%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
66%
▲9 percentage points higher than Utrecht (57%)
Lonely
44%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (47%)
Excessive drinking
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (6%)
Recreation, share of the area
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Traffic, share of the area
11%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (8%)
Health
An estimated 80% 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
80.5%
76.1%
Smokes
20.7%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
9%
6.3%
Overweight
28.3%
39.3%
Lonely
43.6%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
54.9%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
65.8%
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
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic11.4%
Built-up41.7%
Other built-up2.1%
Recreation18.7%
Agriculture20.7%
Forest and nature3%
Water2.4%
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 slower than the Utrecht average.
Oost has 33,625 inhabitants (2026), or 3,122 per km² (23% lower than in Utrecht). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 6%, 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
+6%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Aged 25 to 45
34%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
76%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
67%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
67%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+6%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Aged 25 to 45
34%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (37%)
Never married
76%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
67%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
67%
▲12 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 6% between 2014 and 2026, to 33,625.
Residents, 2026
33,625
+6% since 2014
Utrecht +15%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,122 residents per km², this wijk is 23% less densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²3,122
Dwellings per km²1,390.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.3 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
34% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 153,085
15 to 259,485
25 to 4511,365
45 to 655,860
65 to 803,100
80 and over735
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
76% of residents are never married.
Never married25,415
Married6,180
Divorced1,430
Widowed595
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
67% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands22,450
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5,275
Outside Europe5,890
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
67% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,310
Havo, vwo, mbo2-47,290
Higher professional, university19,380
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
Oost has an average of 0.4 cars per household, 33% lower than in Utrecht (0.6). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼33% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (0 pp)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (3%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (0%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (92%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
63%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲5 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼33% lower than Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (0 pp)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (3%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (0%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (92%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
63%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 2,505 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie275
Handel en horeca695
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie605
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed435
Zakelijke dienstverlening2,505
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,505
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten935
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol72.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.5%
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 22% to 27% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▼ 1 percentage point below Utrecht (28%)
+5 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, 8,425 passenger cars and 625 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars8,425
Motorcycles625
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 office (4%).
Residential91%
Retail1.4%
Office4.3%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial3.9%
Lodging0.2%
Education1%
Sports0.2%
Other3.7%
Explanation
Based on 17,390 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
3,122 residents per km²: 5.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,122
NL 539▲ +479% vs NL
Private rent25%
NL 14%▲ +79% vs NL
Single-family dwellings37%
NL 63%▼ −41% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings63%
NL 37%▲ +70% vs NL
Average WOZ value€551,000
NL €398,000▲ +38% 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