Groningen

Groningen has 244,441 residents in 145,521 households, spread over 20 districts (wijken) and 150 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €313,000, from €245,000 in Nieuw-Noord to €625,000 in Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren. 41% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 20 districts · 150 neighbourhoods · 5,981 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

244,441residents1 January 2025

€313,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

24%green within 500 mpostcode average

173services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Groningen.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Groningen: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Groningen: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Groningen: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 20 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Groningen's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

District	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Centrum	€282k	15%	3%	9%	81%	8%	656	204.9
Oud-Zuid	€279k	32%	5%	10%	73%	15%	388	51.4
Oud-West	€309k	37%	6%	12%	72%	17%	387	43.4
Oud-Noord	€249k	19%	9%	8%	71%	16%	275	59.3
Oud-Oost	€265k	26%	10%	9%	67%	19%	283	57.4
Zuidoost	€370k	41%	11%	19%	56%	22%	166	197.8
Midden-Zuid	€345k	56%	13%	19%	55%	20%	167	41.6
Zuidwest	€334k	42%	11%	25%	54%	25%	158	45.4
Hoogkerk e.o.	€358k	68%	17%	18%	32%	30%	54	24.7
Nieuw-West	€295k	36%	14%	14%	53%	34%	140	41.0
Nieuw-Noord	€245k	24%	11%	16%	71%	25%	221	54.4
Noordoost	€284k	57%	15%	17%	45%	36%	142	32.4
Nieuw-Oost	€319k	63%	16%	21%	38%	29%	82	42.7
Meerdorpen	€426k	81%	16%	22%	25%	59%	14	28.3
Meerstad e.o.	€615k	93%	32%	5%	10%	31%	24	10.9
Ten Boer e.o.	€301k	74%	16%	25%	30%	44%	38	13.8
Ten Post e.o.	€268k	67%	14%	20%	32%	62%	8	10.6
Haren-West e.o.	€512k	70%	18%	29%	41%	24%	79	25.8
Haren-Oost e.o.	€397k	70%	17%	24%	32%	31%	79	14.6
Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren	€625k	83%	14%	29%	27%	56%	15	14.5

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Groningen is €313,000.

125,028homes968 newly built in 2025

39%single-family houses61% flats and apartments

41%owner-occupied31% housing association

10%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

750 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,060 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

11%homes off the gas gridaverage

33%homes with solar panelsaverage

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Groningen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

60%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

11%in the top 20% nationally

5.8%of residents live below the poverty line

€13,000median household wealth

68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

45%with a university or higher professional degree

13.0%of workers are self-employed

0.5cars per household

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 14,805 crimes in Groningen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 60.6 per 1,000 residents.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3,364

Other property crime1,624

Vandalism and criminal damage1,263

Assault723

Driving under the influence540

Threats397

Burglary of homes367

Theft from vehicles340

Vehicle theft92

Pickpocketing83

Public violence against people70

Street robbery57

Hold-up robbery4

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Groningen, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km

Large supermarket0.8 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.9

Primary pupils living here14,880

Secondary pupils living here10,120

Business premises31,695

Residents per km²1,318

Land area18,553 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Around here.

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

Districts and neighbourhoods of Groningen.

Districts and neighbourhoods with their own page, by district.