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Municipality · Utrecht

Living in Wijk bij Duurstede

The population is growing slower than in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

23,707 residents, 10,437 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Wijk bij Duurstede is €456,000, 15% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 75%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €456,000
    15% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +75%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    70%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    23%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    7%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    81%
    18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built before 1945
    9%
    9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    5%
    8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (13%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    5%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (9%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 75% between 2014 and 2025, to €456,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€456,00015% above the Netherlands
  • +75% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Utrecht

In the Utrecht region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €5,614/m², and 76% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€5,614/m²

Of the homes sold in Utrecht in Q3 2026, half went for more than €5,614 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+6.1%

The final sale price in Utrecht came in 6.1% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
76%

76% of the homes sold in Utrecht in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€5,049/m²
End-of-terrace house
€5,194/m²
Semi-detached house
€5,524/m²
Detached house
€6,192/m²
Apartment
€6,135/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Utrecht, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€313 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€313/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 128 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €456,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€138NL median
  • Water board levy€45–
  • Property tax (OZB)€42€40
  • Waste levy€29€27
  • Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€175
  • Maintenance reserve€163–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Wijk bij Duurstede's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 200th 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 128 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €456,000.
  • Levies: Wijk bij Duurstede'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

Wijk bij Duurstede has the 7th-lowest WOZ value of the 26 gemeenten in the province of Utrecht.

Netherlands€398,000
De Bilt€608,000
Zeist€555,000
Bunnik€550,000
Eemnes€546,000
De Ronde Venen€543,000
Houten€526,000
Renswoude€514,000
Baarn€508,000
Stichtse Vecht€506,000
Woudenberg€505,000
Utrecht€490,000
Leusden€484,000
Lopik€483,000
Montfoort€479,000
Soest€477,000
Bunschoten€463,000
Rhenen€461,000
IJsselstein€458,000
Wijk bij Duurstede€456,000

Amersfoort€446,000
Oudewater€441,000
Woerden€435,000
Veenendaal€394,000
Nieuwegein€386,000
Explanation

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: €456,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Wijk bij Duurstede456,00010,437–
Amersfoort446,00072,367–
Eemnes546,0004,375–
Baarn508,00011,947–
De Bilt608,00020,000–
Bunnik550,0006,867–
Bunschoten463,0008,985–
Houten526,00021,551–
IJsselstein458,00014,585–
Leusden484,00013,848–
Lopik483,0005,954–
Montfoort479,0005,825–
Nieuwegein386,00031,374–
Oudewater441,0004,575–
Renswoude514,0002,236–
Rhenen461,0008,426–
De Ronde Venen543,00019,070–
Soest477,00021,532–
Stichtse Vecht506,00029,351–
Utrecht490,000168,736–
Utrechtse Heuvelrug549,00022,489–
Veenendaal394,00030,164–
Vijfheerenlanden404,00026,158–
Woerden435,00023,206–
Woudenberg505,0005,744–
Zeist555,00030,260–
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 owner-occupied, at 70% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied70%
  • Social housing23%
  • Private rent7%
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

81% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes81%
  • Multi-family homes19%
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 23% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 19459.2%
  • 1945-19644.8%
  • 1965-197416.7%
  • 1975-199140.6%
  • 1992-200516%
  • 2006-20157.7%
  • 2016 and later5.1%
Explanation

Based on 10,463 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 Dutch average.

In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wijk bij Duurstede, 60% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 18%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    18
    60% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    -18%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.3
    15% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Wijk bij Duurstede registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Wijk bij Duurstede18
The Netherlands45
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Wijk bij Duurstede registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1860% below the Netherlands
  • -18% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Wijk bij Duurstede is 'Theft and burglary': 5.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

Wijk bij DuurstedeThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary5.7
  • Fraud and scams3.9
  • Vandalism and public order3.1
  • Traffic3.1
  • Violence and threats1.5
  • Other and withheld0.7
  • Environmental0.2
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.3 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Wijk bij Duurstede2.3
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Wijk bij Duurstede registered 73 traffic accidents, of which 17 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.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Dutch average; green space is below the Dutch average.

An estimated 75% of adults in Wijk bij Duurstede rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 47%), fewer smoke (14% against 17%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Wijk bij Duurstede, covering 71% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    75%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    12%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    41%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    43%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Smokes
    14%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    45%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    71%
    19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Water, share of the area
    5%
    14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    10%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (13%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
75.1%
72.8%
Smokes
14.3%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.8%
Overweight
53.1%
51.6%
Lonely
40.8%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.6%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.4%
48.3%
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

12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic2.1%
  • Built-up8.3%
  • Other built-up0.4%
  • Recreation2.3%
  • Agriculture71.4%
  • Forest and nature10.1%
  • Water5.5%
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

04 · Residents

The population is growing slower than the Dutch average.

Wijk bij Duurstede has 23,707 inhabitants (2026), or 498 per km² (8% lower than in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Wijk bij Duurstede was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +3%
    lower than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    85%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +8%
    lower than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    28%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Married
    44%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Dutch origin
    86%
    15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    45%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (41%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    18%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 23,707.

Residents, 2026
23,707
  • +3% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 498.

Residents per km²498
Dwellings per km²219.1

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 8.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.3 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

28% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 153,672
  • 15 to 252,511
  • 25 to 455,026
  • 45 to 656,563
  • 65 to 804,750
  • 80 and over1,185

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

44% of residents are married.

  • Never married10,214
  • Married10,409
  • Divorced1,871
  • Widowed1,213

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

86% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands20,334
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,091
  • Outside Europe2,282

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo13,990
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-47,960
  • Higher professional, university5,830

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Wijk bij Duurstede voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Wijk bij DuurstedeThe Netherlands
D66
17.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.6%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.9%
12.8%
CDA
12.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.8%
4.5%
BBB
2.5%
2.6%
Other
11.2%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Wijk bij Duurstede has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    5%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (8%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    27%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (25%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    15%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (16%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    9% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    22%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +5 pp
    about the same as the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    91%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    4%
    about the same as the Netherlands (4%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    19%
    18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    81%
    18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    70%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 890 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij145
Nijverheid en energie495
Handel en horeca495
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie180
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed200
Zakelijke dienstverlening890
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg560
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten335

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol78.1%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.9%
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 17% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
22%4 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
  • +5 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 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, 12,785 passenger cars and 1,230 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars12,785
Motorcycles1,230
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 industrial (4%).

  • Residential90.7%
  • Retail1.4%
  • Office1.8%
  • Assembly0.8%
  • Healthcare0.3%
  • Industrial4.5%
  • Lodging0.9%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other3.1%
Explanation

Based on 11,534 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

7% private rent, against 14% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Private rent7%
  • Multi-family dwellings19%
  • Single-family dwellings81%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings70%
  • Social housing23%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Wijk bij Duurstede

Compare the districts of Wijk bij Duurstede
Langbroek2,515€560,00011
Landelijk gebied650€558,00056
Cothen3,295€496,00022
Wijk bij Duurstede17,245€433,00017

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

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