Houten — Houten Buitengebied

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Urban1970–2000Owner-Occupied

Strong Pulse

Neighbourhood Pulse Score

0Financial

0Structural

0Social

0Safety

Air QualityNo RIVM monitoring station within range of this postcode.

Advantages

Highly efficient thermal layout throughout the grid environment.

High owner-occupancy signals strong long-term neighbourhood stability.

Property values are outpacing the national average growth rate.

Average gas usage per home is low — a sign of good insulation and lower heating bills.

Watch-outs

Registered residential burglaries here are notably elevated — worth a closer look.

Air Quality

Live readings from the nearest official RIVM air quality monitoring station.

Nearest station:Utrecht-Constant Erzeijstraat · 6.23 km awayModerate

12.74µg/m³

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

17.23µg/m³

Particulate matter (PM10)

—

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

Last measured: 9/9/2026, 7:00:00 PM

Source: RIVM Luchtmeetnet — the national air quality monitoring network.

Noise Nuisance

Share of residents in this municipality who report serious annoyance from each noise source, from RIVM's national health survey.

No noise survey data available for this municipality.

Source: RIVM Atlas Leefomgeving — Gezondheidsmonitor, gemeente-level (not per-postcode).

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Housing Tenure

Homeownership rate correlates with long-term neighbourhood stability.

2.94% vacant homes

Population Density

Inhabitants per km² vs. the city average

Age Distribution

Share of residents by age bracket.

26.38% single-person households44.03% families with children

Safety & Nuisance

Registered residential burglaries per 1,000 households, and what share of all registered crime in the area is nuisance-type (vandalism, disorder, drug/alcohol nuisance) — from police-registered crime data (CBS), not a survey.

28.57

burglaries per 1,000 households

of registered crime is nuisance-type

Schools Nearby

Primary and secondary schools within 1.5km, with the Education Inspectorate's current quality judgment for each.

Houtens
Secondary school· 0.23 km
Sufficient
Praktijkschool De Baanbreker
Secondary school· 0.43 km

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Resident Satisfaction

How satisfied residents of this city say they are, from CBS's WoON housing survey.

Not available for Houten — WoON only publishes this for the ~30 largest Dutch municipalities.

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Cost of Living

Estimated annual municipal taxes for a household here — property tax, waste collection, and sewage charges combined.

€931

Single-person household · per year

€1,143

3-person household · per year

Breakdown (single-person household)

Property tax (OZB): €628Waste tax: €192Sewage tax: €111

Source: COELO, Atlas van de lokale lasten 2026 — municipality-wide figure for Houten, not specific to this postcode.

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Local Activity

Recent official permits and zoning notices published near this postcode.

No recent notices found near this postcode.

Source: Overheid.nl — Berichten over uw Buurt (KOOP), within ~1.2km of this postcode's centre.

Coverage depends on which municipality publishes to this feed — no results doesn't guarantee no activity.

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Areas Nearby

The closest tracked postcodes to this one — see how they compare.

3995

Houten — Houten Zuid-West

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3993

Houten — Houten Noord-Oost

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How we grade

Four pillars, one composite score

Financial Health

WOZ asset appreciation metrics and localised buyer affordability tiers.

Structural Safety

Building era tracking (pre-1970 construction risk flags) and local energy label efficiency spreads.

Social & Community Dynamics

Population density balances, neighbourhood turnover indexes, and crime/nuisance trend lines.

Safety & Nuisance

Registered residential burglary rates and the share of registered crime that's nuisance-type, from Politie Open Data.

Data & Trust

Where does this data come from?

We strictly use official, verified public open data provided by the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), the Cadaster (Kadaster), the Dutch National Police (Politie), RIVM (the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, including its Atlas Leefomgeving noise survey), and DUO (the Education Executive Agency), plus community-mapped amenity data from OpenStreetMap and local permit/zoning notices from Overheid.nl. No commercial bias, no scraped fluff. Just cold, hard civic analytics mapped to your prospective doorstep.

CBS StatLine

PDOK Open Data

Politie Open Data

RIVM Luchtmeetnet

DUO Open Onderwijsdata

RIVM Atlas Leefomgeving

OpenStreetMap

CBS WoON Survey

Overheid.nl — Berichten over uw Buurt

Rooftop view of a Dutch city street at dusk

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We read every response — your feedback directly shapes what we build next.

Curious about deeper historical trends or price alerts?

Resident Satisfaction

How satisfied residents of this city say they are, from CBS's WoON housing survey.

Not available for Houten — WoON only publishes this for the ~30 largest Dutch municipalities.

Cost of Living

Estimated annual municipal taxes for a household here — property tax, waste collection, and sewage charges combined.

€931

Single-person household · per year

€1,143

3-person household · per year

Breakdown (single-person household)

Property tax (OZB): €628Waste tax: €192Sewage tax: €111

Source: COELO, Atlas van de lokale lasten 2026 — municipality-wide figure for Houten, not specific to this postcode.

Local Activity

Recent official permits and zoning notices published near this postcode.

No recent notices found near this postcode.

Source: Overheid.nl — Berichten over uw Buurt (KOOP), within ~1.2km of this postcode's centre.

Coverage depends on which municipality publishes to this feed — no results doesn't guarantee no activity.

Schools Nearby

Primary and secondary schools within 1.5km, with the Education Inspectorate's current quality judgment for each.

Houtens
Secondary school· 0.23 km
Sufficient
Praktijkschool De Baanbreker
Secondary school· 0.43 km

Air Quality

Live readings from the nearest official RIVM air quality monitoring station.

Nearest station:Utrecht-Constant Erzeijstraat · 6.23 km awayModerate

12.74µg/m³

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

17.23µg/m³

Particulate matter (PM10)

—

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

Last measured: 9/9/2026, 7:00:00 PM

Source: RIVM Luchtmeetnet — the national air quality monitoring network.

Noise Nuisance

Share of residents in this municipality who report serious annoyance from each noise source, from RIVM's national health survey.

No noise survey data available for this municipality.

Source: RIVM Atlas Leefomgeving — Gezondheidsmonitor, gemeente-level (not per-postcode).

Houten — Houten Buitengebied

Advantages

Watch-outs

Air Quality

Noise Nuisance

Housing Tenure

Population Density

Age Distribution

Safety & Nuisance

Amenities Nearby

Schools Nearby

Resident Satisfaction

Cost of Living

Local Activity

Areas Nearby

Four pillars, one composite score

Where does this data come from?

Resident Satisfaction

Cost of Living

Local Activity

Areas Nearby

Schools Nearby

Air Quality

Noise Nuisance