The population is growing slower 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 Zuid is €422,000, 14% lower than in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 133%, against a rise of 120% in Utrecht. 42% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points less than in Utrecht (45%). 31 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €299,000 to €795,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€422,000
▼14% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+133%
▲higher than Utrecht (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
43%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (9%)
Average WOZ value
€422,000
▼14% lower than Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+133%
▲higher than Utrecht (+120%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
43%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (41%)
Built before 1945
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Utrecht (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 133% between 2014 and 2025, to €422,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€422,000▼ 14% below Utrecht
+133% 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: ~€257 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€257/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
94 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €422,000 · 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€128
Maintenance reserve€120–
Buildings insurance€8–
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 94 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €422,000.
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
Zuid has the 3rd-lowest 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: €422,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zuid
422,000
13,712
–
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
–
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 31 homes for sale here the median asking price is €5,645 per m²; the middle half ask €5,078 to €6,096 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
31
Median asking price per m²
€5,645
Middle half
€5,078 – €6,096
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 social housing, at 43% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied42%
Social housing43%
Private rent14%
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
41% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 11% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 194511.4%
1945-196423.8%
1975-199140.9%
1992-20058.1%
2006-20154.8%
2016 and later11%
Explanation
Based on 13,997 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
31 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €299,000 to €795,000; median €5,645 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
Less registered crime per resident than the Utrecht average.
In 2025, 58 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zuid, 21% lower than in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 1%, 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
58
▼21% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▲3% higher than Utrecht (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
58
▼21% lower than Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▲3% higher than Utrecht (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zuid registered 58 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Zuid58
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 Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 36.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.3 in the municipality of Utrecht.
ZuidUtrecht
Theft and burglary36.4
Utrecht 44.3▼ −18% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order6.7
Utrecht 7.4▼ −9% vs Utrecht
Traffic6.1
Utrecht 8.5▼ −28% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats3.6
Utrecht 5.4▼ −33% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams3.5
Utrecht 4.7▼ −26% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld1.7
Utrecht 2.6▼ −35% 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 Zuid registered 235 traffic accidents, of which 19 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 below the Utrecht average; green space is above the Utrecht average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Zuid rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Utrecht. More adults feel lonely (50% against 47%), more report anxiety or depression (55% against 53%) and more are overweight (40% against 39%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zuid, covering 51% 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)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Lonely
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (6%)
Overweight
40%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼16 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Traffic, share of the area
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
51%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Lonely
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (53%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Utrecht (6%)
Overweight
40%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼16 percentage points lower than Utrecht (24%)
Traffic, share of the area
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
51%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (44%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
74.2%
76.1%
Smokes
18.6%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
6.3%
Overweight
40.2%
39.3%
Lonely
49.6%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
54.6%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.3%
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.
Traffic14.8%
Built-up50.7%
Other built-up2.3%
Recreation20.1%
Agriculture7.6%
Forest and nature1.7%
Water2.7%
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
05 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Utrecht average.
Zuid has 28,765 inhabitants (2026), or 6,250 per km² (55% higher than in Utrecht). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 8%, 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
+8%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
=about the same as Utrecht (37%)
Never married
67%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
61%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
58%
▲3 percentage points higher than Utrecht (55%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+8%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▼lower than Utrecht (+15%)
Aged 25 to 45
37%
=about the same as Utrecht (37%)
Never married
67%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
61%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
58%
▲3 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 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 28,765.
Residents, 2026
28,765
+8% since 2014
Utrecht +15%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,250 residents per km², this wijk is 55% more densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²6,250
Dwellings per km²2,980.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.9 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 154,205
15 to 254,245
25 to 4510,680
45 to 656,060
65 to 802,830
80 and over740
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
67% of residents are never married.
Never married19,250
Married7,140
Divorced1,695
Widowed675
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
61% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands17,530
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,760
Outside Europe8,480
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
58% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo14,180
Havo, vwo, mbo2-45,460
Higher professional, university13,140
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
Zuid has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 17% 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
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼17% 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 2014
+2 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
63%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
9%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrecht (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼17% 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 2014
+2 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Utrecht (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲2 percentage points higher than Utrecht (92%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (3%)
Single-family dwellings
37%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
63%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,085 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie200
Handel en horeca305
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie455
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed50
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,085
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg865
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten535
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).
Petrol79.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.8%
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 19% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 7 percentage points below Utrecht (28%)
+2 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, 8,435 passenger cars and 625 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars8,435
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).
Residential94.1%
Retail0.7%
Office0.9%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other4.1%
Explanation
Based on 14,873 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
6,250 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,250
NL 539▲ +1060% vs NL
Single-family dwellings37%
NL 63%▼ −41% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings63%
NL 37%▲ +70% vs NL
Social housing43%
NL 28%▲ +54% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings42%
NL 57%▼ −26% 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