Neighbourhood De Wierde

Neighbourhood in district Appingedam-Centrum · municipality Eemsdelta · Groningen

  • 499 homes
  • 755 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1962
  • avg. WOZ € 183.000

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 De Wierde

Homes
499
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1962
Average living area
90 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
503
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 53% 265
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 85
  • Detached 11% 57
  • End-terrace house 10% 48
  • Semi-detached house 9% 44

Energy label

  • A or better 44% 219
  • B 14% 68
  • C 11% 54
  • D 4% 19
  • E 10% 50
  • F 4% 20
  • G 12% 58
  • No label 2% 11

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 132
  • 1945–1969 7% 37
  • 1970–1989 41% 207
  • 1990–2009 24% 120
  • 2010 and later 0% 1
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
755
January 1, 2025
Households
445
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
60%
Households with children
17%
Population density
3.484
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 70
  • 15–25 years 6% 45
  • 25–45 years 17% 125
  • 45–65 years 29% 215
  • 65 years and older 39% 295

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 183.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
32%
Rental homes
68%
53% housing association
Single-family homes
47%
53% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
1.770 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
650 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
50%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
67% central heating, 31% block, 1% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
2,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,4 km
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.032 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
353 passenger cars
Company locations
45
of which 5 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)
49 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
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
4%
municipality 1%

Noise level of the 499 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 16% 78
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 56% 281
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 99
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 30
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 10
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
73%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
53%
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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
89%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °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
66%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
57%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
20
-5% 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)

  • Fietsdiefstal 35% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 15% 3
  • Vernieling 5% 1
  • Drugshandel 5% 1

Per year

  1. 262021
  2. 352022
  3. 222023
  4. 192024
  5. 212025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
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 +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,4%
matig, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
3,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
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
€ 31.600
Net labour participation
56%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)