Het Zand-West, Utrecht
About 6,925 people live in Het Zand-West, in 2,655 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 58% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €558,000; 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 15% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.8 km away, a supermarket 1.2 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Het Zand-West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 58% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 23% |
| Safety and nuisance | 28% |
| Social cohesion | 27% |
| Amenities | 85% |
| Housing stock | 19% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Het Zand-West safe?
| All registered crime | 26.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.7 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €558,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 65% / 35% |
| Apartments | 41% |
| Households with children | 50% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 6% |
| Average income per resident | €40,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.2 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.9 km |
| Train station | 0.8 km |
| Hospital | 2.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03440921. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.