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Neighbourhood · Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Living in Leersum - Hoogstraat
The population is growing faster than in Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Registered crime per resident is lower than the average in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Owner-occupied dwellings: 22%, against 65% in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
22% of the homes are owner-occupied, 43 percentage points less than in Utrechtse Heuvelrug (65%).
Key figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼43 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (23%)
Private rent
78%
▲66 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (12%)
Single-family dwellings
23%
▼51 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (74%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼20 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (25%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (17%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (11%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼43 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (23%)
Private rent
78%
▲66 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (12%)
Single-family dwellings
23%
▼51 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (74%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼20 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (25%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (17%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (11%)
Dwellings by type
77% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes23%
Multi-family homes77%
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
77% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 16% in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Before 194576.5%
1945-19649.9%
1975-19914.9%
1992-20056.2%
2006-20151.2%
2016 and later1.2%
Explanation
Based on 81 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 Utrechtse Heuvelrug average.
In 2025, 21 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Leersum - Hoogstraat, 22% lower than in Utrechtse Heuvelrug (27). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 54%, against a fall of 17% in Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼22% lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (27)
Change since 2021
-54%
▼lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (-17%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼22% lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (27)
Change since 2021
-54%
▼lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (-17%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Leersum - Hoogstraat registered 21 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 27 in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Leersum - Hoogstraat21
The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug27
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 Leersum - Hoogstraat is 'Violence and threats': 11.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 2.1 in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Leersum - HoogstraatUtrechtse Heuvelrug
Violence and threats11.7
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 2.1▲ +457% vs Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Traffic3.9
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 6.2▼ −37% vs Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Theft and burglary1.9
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 10.3▼ −82% vs Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Vandalism and public order1.9
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 2.4▼ −21% vs Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Other and withheld1.9
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1.0▲ +90% vs Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Fraud and scams0.0
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 4.0▼ −100% vs Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Environmental0.0
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 0.6≈ Utrechtse Heuvelrug
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 Leersum - Hoogstraat registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 3 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
03 · Living environment
Green space is above the Utrechtse Heuvelrug average.
Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Leersum - Hoogstraat, covering 93% of the area, against 48% in Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 94% of the area, 41 percentage points above the 53% in Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
94%
▲41 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (53%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
93%
▲45 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼30 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (34%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (9%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
94%
▲41 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (53%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
93%
▲45 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼30 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (34%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (9%)
Land use
94% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 53% in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Traffic1.3%
Built-up1%
Recreation0.3%
Agriculture4.2%
Forest and nature93.3%
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 100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
4,200 m
–
GP practice
3,400 m
–
Primary school
3,700 m
–
Daycare
100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.9
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Utrechtse Heuvelrug average.
Leersum - Hoogstraat has 560 inhabitants (2026), or 179 per km² (54% lower than in Utrechtse Heuvelrug). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 38%, against a rise of 2% in Utrechtse Heuvelrug. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% 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
+38%
▲higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
41%
▲22 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (19%)
Never married
67%
▲22 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (45%)
Origin outside Europe
89%
▲76 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (13%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
41%
▲22 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (19%)
Never married
67%
▲22 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (45%)
Origin outside Europe
89%
▲76 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (13%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 38% between 2021 and 2026, to 560.
Residents, 2026
560
+38% since 2021
Utrechtse Heuvelrug +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 179 residents per km², this buurt is 54% less densely populated than the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Residents per km²179
Dwellings per km²26
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 19.4 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
40% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1595
15 to 25140
25 to 45225
45 to 6575
65 to 8020
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
67% of residents are never married.
Never married375
Married155
Divorced20
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands40
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe500
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Utrechtse Heuvelrug voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Utrechtse HeuvelrugThe Netherlands
D66
21.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
9.8%
16.7%
VVD
15.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.6%
12.8%
CDA
13%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.7%
2.6%
Other
14.6%
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
17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 10 percentage points less than in Utrechtse Heuvelrug (27%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
25%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
50%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (32%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (11%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−33 pp
▼lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (6%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (0%)
Residents per km²
179
▼67% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
23%
▼40 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
25%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
50%
▲18 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (32%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (11%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−33 pp
▼lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (85%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (6%)
Education, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrechtse Heuvelrug (0%)
Residents per km²
179
▼67% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
23%
▼40 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie0
Handel en horeca0
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug (2025).
Petrol83.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.7%
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 50% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 30 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars30
Motorcycles5
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (2%).
Residential93.1%
Office2.3%
Healthcare2.3%
Lodging2.3%
Education1.1%
Other3.4%
Explanation
Based on 87 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
78% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent78%
NL 14%▲ +457% vs NL
Residents per km²179
NL 539▼ −67% vs NL
Single-family dwellings23%
NL 63%▼ −63% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings22%
NL 57%▼ −61% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings77%
NL 37%▲ +108% 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