Utrecht · report
Empty homes in Utrecht
4.5% of the 171,455 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.5%
- Empty homes
- 7,725
Empty homes in Utrecht, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
- Utrecht
- Utrecht
- Netherlands
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| Year | Utrecht | Utrecht | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 5.0% | 5.6% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Utrecht | 4.5% |
| Utrecht | 3.9% |
| Netherlands | 4.5% |
CBS counts a dwelling in the buildings register as unoccupied when nobody is registered in the population register as living there on 1 January: empty, between occupants, being renovated, or used otherwise, such as a second home, a holiday let or an office. It is a register count each year from 2012, not a census.
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At the average sale price, a home costs €549,113. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,342 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.
- Payment, two incomes
- 28%
- Payment, one income
- 57%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,068
- Owning per month
- €2,314
60.0% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 4,623
- Per 1,000 residents
- 12.3
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −13.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 36 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,369 while 2,681 homes were finished: 0.5 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 0.5
- Population change, 2025
- +1,369
In 2024, 22% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 22%