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Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren

Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren is one of 20 districts in Groningen, with 2,560 residents and 1,125 homes in 8 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €625,000 is 100% above the municipal average. On average 56% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 001419 · 8 neighbourhoods · 103 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,560residents1 January 2025
€625,000average WOZ home valueGroningen: €313,000
56%green within 500 mGroningen: 24%
15services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren in GroningenPostcodes in Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren highlighted; the rest of Groningen in grey
Map of Groningen with Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 150 neighbourhoods in Groningen.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Glimmen Dorp1,105€591k81%98%26%45%16
Onnen Dorp430€532k78%88%24%65%10
Noordlaren Dorp350€591k92%96%31%41%18
Buitengebied Glimmen250€859k84%87%36%57%12
Buitengebied Onnen250€705k91%100%28%73%15
Buitengebied Noordlaren165€689k86%89%46%67%14
Zuidlaardermeer0––––100%0
Appelbergen Glimmen0––––73%14

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren is €625,000, against €313,000 in Groningen.

1,125homes5 newly built in 2025
95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments
83%owner-occupied10% housing association
2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
1,380 m³gas per home per yearGroningen: 750 m³
3,410 kWhelectricity per home per yearGroningen: 2,060 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridGroningen: 11%
64%homes with solar panelsGroningen: 33%

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 Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGroningen: 60%
33%in the top 20% nationallyGroningen: 11%
4.1%of residents live below the poverty lineGroningen: 5.8%
€492,000median household wealthGroningen: €13,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGroningen: 68.0%
54%with a university or higher professional degreeGroningen: 45%
30.0%of workers are self-employedGroningen: 13.0%
1.3cars per householdGroningen: 0.5

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 37 crimes in Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 14.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 60.6 across Groningen.

Vandalism and criminal damage6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Driving under the influence2
Theft from vehicles1
Threats1
Assault1
Other property crime1

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 Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.6 km
Large supermarket3.7 km
Day nursery1.0 km
Primary school1.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.4
Primary pupils living here200
Secondary pupils living here190
Business premises495
Residents per km²96
Land area2,665 ha

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

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