Neighbourhood Bierum

Neighbourhood in district Buitengebied Noord-Bierum · municipality Eemsdelta · Groningen

  • 306 homes
  • 650 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1948

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Bierum

Homes
306
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1948
Average living area
126 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
314
2025

Home type

  • Detached 41% 125
  • Semi-detached house 21% 64
  • Apartment 20% 60
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 33
  • End-terrace house 8% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 4% 11
  • B 7% 20
  • C 23% 70
  • D 12% 36
  • E 23% 71
  • F 10% 32
  • G 20% 62
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 30% 92
  • 1945–1969 28% 86
  • 1970–1989 37% 113
  • 1990–2009 4% 12
  • 2010 and later 1% 2
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
650
January 1, 2025
Households
295
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
36%
Population density
1.807
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 95
  • 15–25 years 13% 85
  • 25–45 years 22% 145
  • 45–65 years 31% 200
  • 65 years and older 20% 130

Housing and value

Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
81%
19% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.620 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
990 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.250 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
48%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
80% central heating, 17% block, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
2,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,9 km
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
107 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
340 passenger cars
Company locations
55
of which 10 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
44 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 3%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 1%

Noise level of the 306 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 60% 185
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 112
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 3% 9

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
92%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
average 2,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
municipality 60%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
40%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
32%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
71%
municipality 23%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
5
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
3
-40% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 33% 1

Per year

  1. 132021
  2. 142022
  3. 102023
  4. 32024
  5. 42025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,99
−0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,24 very poor
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−3,2 mm per year
municipality −3,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
6 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,2%
laag, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
2,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,2%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 126.500
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)