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Northeim district

The Northeim district had 126,170 residents at the 2022 census, in 11 municipalities and one unincorporated area. Average net rent of €5.08/m² was 23% below the state average. 56.2% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 47.1.

District · Code 03155 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
126,170residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€5.08/m²net rentaverage
56.2%owner-occupiedof homes
14%green within 500 maverage
Northeim district by municipality
Map of Northeim district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 11 municipalities, plus one unincorporated area.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bad Gandersheim9,038€4.72/m²55%9.1%47.821%66
Bodenfelde2,910€4.01/m²68%10.0%47.817%39
Dassel9,185€4.29/m²67%5.8%48.514%46
Einbeck29,672€5.17/m²54%7.6%47.714%138
Hardegsen7,397€5.05/m²61%5.8%46.825%61
Kalefeld5,823€4.34/m²72%5.9%48.213%13
Katlenburg-Lindau6,739€4.50/m²71%6.1%45.77%38
Moringen6,682€4.69/m²63%6.1%46.119%70
Northeim27,387€5.54/m²44%6.7%46.113%192
Nörten-Hardenberg7,700€5.62/m²59%5.2%45.112%85
Solling (Landkreis Northeim)121–54%17.0%46.2100%0
Uslar13,516€4.41/m²57%9.0%47.97%72

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Lower Saxony.

15%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
26%
aged 65 and over
47.1
years, average age
2.0
people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

39,505 residential buildings.

€5.08/m²
average net rent
56.2%
of homes owner-occupied
7.1%
of homes empty
63.9 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191921%
1919–19499%
1950–19599%
1960–196914%
1970–197910%
1980–19895%
1990–19996%
2000–20094%
2010–20151%
2016 or later1%

Main type of heating

Central heating80%
District heating4%
Single-storey heating10%
Block heating1%
Room stoves4%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

106 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 14% green space within 500 metres.

71schoolsOpenStreetMap
90nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
99residents per km²density
1,269.7km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Northeim district), next to the state average.

5,063offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 6,041
6,360recorded offences2025
66%clearance ratestate: 63%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime238190250
Common assault629501534
Robbery352847
Domestic burglary10281100
All theft1,5461,2311,948
Bicycle theft11894259
Car theft201624
Theft from vehicles126100191
Shoplifting268213446
Pickpocketing836684
Fraud895712740
Criminal damage634505617
Street crime8436711,045

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Northeim district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Eickesches Haus Spes Einbeck
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Eickesches Haus Spes Einbeck
Photo: Dirk Godlinski · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Eickesches Haus Pax Temperantia
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Eickesches Haus Pax Temperantia
Photo: Dirk Godlinski · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Erwin Spindler Ansichtskarte Einbeck
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Erwin Spindler Ansichtskarte Einbeck
Photo: Erwin Spindler · Public domain
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Other districts in Lower Saxony.