Living in Rivierenwijk
Neighbourhood in Zuidwest, Utrecht
- Inhabitants
- 9,155
- Homes
- 4,286
- Avg. WOZ value
- €487,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 46%
Neighbourhoods in Zuidwest
Choose a neighbourhood for the figures
- Rivierenwijk€487,000avg. WOZ valueMost single-family homes48% single-family homesYou are here
- Kanaleneiland-Zuid€336,000avg. WOZ valueClosest to a primary schoolPrimary school at 0.3 kmView figures
- Kanaleneiland-Noord€329,000avg. WOZ valueMost new-build23% built in the last 10 yearsView figures
- Dichterswijk€532,000avg. WOZ valueMost restaurants nearby15 restaurants within 1 kmView figures
- Transwijk-Noord€376,000avg. WOZ value13% aged 65 or olderView figures
- Transwijk-Zuid€306,000avg. WOZ valueMost residents aged 65+16% aged 65 or olderView figures
- Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland€251,000avg. WOZ valueMost natural-gas-free92% natural-gas-freeView figures
Rivierenwijk in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€487,000
Zuidwest €395,000Utrecht €490,000
equal to Utrecht (€490,000) - Owner-occupied46%equal to Utrecht (45%)
- Single-family home48%higher than in Utrecht (41%)
More figures about living
- Homes
- 4,286district 19,689 · municipality 168,736
- Rented homes
- 54%district 68% · municipality 55%
- Housing association rentals
- 36%district 37% · municipality 31%
- Multi-family homes
- 52%district 78% · municipality 59%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 1%district 12% · municipality 13%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants9,155
- Households with children26%equal to Utrecht (26%)
- Age15%0-1512%15-2538%25-4523%45-6512%65+
Utrecht
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 12,813district 8,098 · municipality 4,018
- Households
- 4,745district 21,885 · municipality 194,040
- People per household
- 1.9district 1.9 · municipality 1.9
- Single-person households
- 49%district 54% · municipality 52%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket0.5 kmcloser than in Utrecht (0.7 km)
- GP0.6 kmcloser than in Utrecht (0.7 km)
- Primary school0.4 kmcloser than in Utrecht (0.6 km)
- Train station1.2 kmcloser than in Utrecht (2.0 km)
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 0.5 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 0.8 km
- Day care
- 0.4 kmdistrict 0.5 km · municipality 0.5 km
- Interchange station
- 2.8 kmdistrict 3.2 km · municipality 4.0 km
- Motorway access
- 2.1 kmdistrict 1.9 km · municipality 2.2 km
- Hospital
- 2.5 kmdistrict 3.4 km · municipality 3.0 km
- Library
- 1.0 kmdistrict 1.1 km · municipality 1.4 km
- Swimming pool
- 3.2 kmdistrict 2.2 km · municipality 2.4 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 9district 6 · municipality 17
- Cars per household
- 0.5district 0.5 · municipality 0.6
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power20%lower than in Utrecht (27%)
- Natural-gas-free18%lower than in Utrecht (35%)
- Natural gas per home per year630 m³
Zuidwest 370 m³Utrecht 500 m³
higher than in Utrecht (500 m³)
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 1,880 kWhdistrict 1,870 kWh · municipality 2,140 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 2%district 4% · municipality 6%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Income per inhabitant€39,000equal to Utrecht (€38,500)
- Median wealth per household€39,200higher than in Utrecht (€30,300)
- SES score+0.07
-1.000+1.00
Rivierenwijk +0.07Zuidwest -0.10Utrecht +0.04
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.