Meerdorpen

Meerdorpen is one of 20 districts in Groningen, with 1,060 residents and 448 homes in 4 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €426,000 is 36% above the municipal average. On average 59% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 001413 · 4 neighbourhoods · 28 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,060residents1 January 2025

€426,000average WOZ home valueGroningen: €313,000

59%green within 500 mGroningen: 24%

14services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Meerdorpen in GroningenPostcodes in Meerdorpen highlighted; the rest of Groningen in grey

Map of Groningen with Meerdorpen highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Meerdorpen.

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

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Engelbert	880	€415k	80%	93%	21%	60%	12
Klein Harkstede	80	€446k	97%	100%	31%	47%	34
Middelbert	95	€536k	78%	89%	26%	54%	27
De Eems	5	–	–	–	0%	58%	35

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 Meerdorpen is €426,000, against €313,000 in Groningen.

448homes1 January 2025

93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments

81%owner-occupied14% housing association

2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

1,060 m³gas per home per yearGroningen: 750 m³

3,240 kWhelectricity per home per yearGroningen: 2,060 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridGroningen: 11%

69%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 Meerdorpen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

27%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGroningen: 60%

31%in the top 20% nationallyGroningen: 11%

1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineGroningen: 5.8%

€289,000median household wealthGroningen: €13,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGroningen: 68.0%

38%with a university or higher professional degreeGroningen: 45%

23.0%of workers are self-employedGroningen: 13.0%

1.1cars 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 30 crimes in Meerdorpen in 2025, 56% fewer than in 2024. That is 28.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 60.6 across Groningen.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Theft from vehicles3

Other property crime2

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Driving under the influence2

Burglary of homes1

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 Meerdorpen, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.0 km

Large supermarket3.3 km

Day nursery0.8 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.9

Primary pupils living here90

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises160

Residents per km²162

Land area653 ha

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

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