Sterrenwijk, Utrecht – “Not always good”

Sterrenwijk is located in the province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Utrecht, in the district Oost The neighbourhood has a total area of 10 hectares, of which 9 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU03440522. The postcode area is 3582BA-3582RD.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as satisfactory with a score of 5.8. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Not always good'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Sterrenwijk has 900 residents. Of these, 46,1% are men and 53,9% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (26,7%). The other age groups are 25,0% for '45 to 65 years', 17,8% for '0 to 15 years', 17,2% for '65 years or older' and 13,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 62,8% is unmarried, 26,7% is married, 6,1% is divorced and 4,4% is widowed. 575 residents originate from the Netherlands, 55 come from Europe and 275 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 435 households in Sterrenwijk. 46,0% of these are single-person households, 21,8% households without children and 32,2% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Sterrenwijk there are 700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.400, which is €7.400 (21%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.500, which is €6.700 (23%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Sterrenwijk are educated to a lower level. 45,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 28,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 26,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4).

Of the 900 residents, around 55% are in paid employment, which amounts to 495 people. This is 10% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (81%), while 19% are self-employed. In Sterrenwijk, 28% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 130 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Sterrenwijk there are 392 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €379.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 89% rental homes and 11% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 11% privately owned, 82% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Sterrenwijk are 1970-1980 (77%) and 1900-1925 (10%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 2 homes for sale in Sterrenwijk. The most recently listed home is Zenithstraat 17 by Grifhorst Makelaardij Exclusief op Funda. Over the past year, 3 homes were sold in Sterrenwijk. On average, a home was sold within 31 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Sterrenwijk over the past year was €578.000. This is 53% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €379.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €6.283.

Rental homes

There are 2 homes for rent in Sterrenwijk. Over the past year, 16 homes were let in Sterrenwijk. On average, a listing was let within 22 days.

No recent rental data available for Sterrenwijk.

Energy

In Sterrenwijk there are 394 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (67%), D (12%) and B (9%). On average, an address in Sterrenwijk uses 2.270 kWh of electricity per year. This is 19% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.000 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 22% below the national average of 1.280 m³.