Neighbourhood Florabuurt

Neighbourhood in district Oud-Oost · municipality Groningen · Groningen

  • 824 homes
  • 1.485 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 277.000

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 Florabuurt

Homes
824
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
824
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 69% 565
  • Mid-terrace house 25% 203
  • End-terrace house 6% 52
  • Semi-detached house 0% 4

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 187
  • B 4% 32
  • C 23% 192
  • D 18% 145
  • E 22% 182
  • F 6% 50
  • G 4% 36

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 60
  • 1945–1969 70% 575
  • 1990–2009 8% 70
  • 2010 and later 14% 119

Residents

Residents
1.485
January 1, 2025
Households
880
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
59%
Households with children
20%
Population density
5.931
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 200
  • 15–25 years 15% 220
  • 25–45 years 42% 625
  • 45–65 years 21% 315
  • 65 years and older 8% 125

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 277.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rental homes
49%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
31%
69% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
1.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
380 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
650 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
27%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 9% 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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.861 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
480 passenger cars
Company locations
170
of which 20 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)
53 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 824 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 176
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 64% 527
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 57
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 11
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 53

Flooding

Homes that may flood
84%
municipality 54%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
34%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,8 µg/m³
7% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
48%
municipality 42%

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 87%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
66%
municipality 53%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
17%
municipality 14%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
32
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
47
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
1 burglary
Municipality
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 9
  • Vernieling 13% 6
  • Mishandeling 9% 4
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 1
  • Drugshandel 2% 1

Per year

  1. 542021
  2. 452022
  3. 572023
  4. 572024
  5. 422025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 weak

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 −3,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
0,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 38.700
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)