The Rietveld Schröder House stands in a residential area in the eastern part of the city of Utrecht. When the house was built it was situated on the edge of the built-up area and it offered views over an undeveloped area that was part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (New Dutch Inundation Line). Most of this area has now been built over.

The heritage site comprises the house itself, the garden and the fence. The latter two were also designed by Gerrit Rietveld.