Neighbourhood Garmerwolde

Neighbourhood in district Ten Boer en omgeving · municipality Groningen · Groningen

  • 217 homes
  • 505 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1951
  • avg. WOZ € 361.000

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 Garmerwolde

Homes
217
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1951
Average living area
175 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
227
2025

Home type

  • Detached 61% 133
  • Semi-detached house 25% 54
  • Mid-terrace house 10% 21
  • End-terrace house 4% 8
  • Apartment 0% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 27
  • B 16% 34
  • C 15% 32
  • D 14% 30
  • E 3% 7
  • F 5% 10
  • G 33% 71
  • No label 3% 6

Building period

  • Built before 1945 46% 100
  • 1945–1969 13% 28
  • 1970–1989 21% 46
  • 1990–2009 14% 31
  • 2010 and later 5% 11
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
505
January 1, 2025
Households
225
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
31%
Population density
86
inhabitants per km²
Area
5,9 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 55
  • 15–25 years 10% 50
  • 25–45 years 18% 90
  • 45–65 years 33% 165
  • 65 years and older 29% 145

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 361.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
84%
Rental homes
16%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
1
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
2.860 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.640 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.170 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
72%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%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
3,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
2,3 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
83 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
277 passenger cars
Company locations
90
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)
50 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
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 217 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 36% 78
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 11% 23
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 66
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 36
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 12
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 54%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
76%
Maximum water depth
3,3 m
average 2,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
81%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
61%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 53%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 14%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
13%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
11
+10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 1
  • Mishandeling 9% 1

Per year

  1. 62021
  2. 72022
  3. 82023
  4. 62024
  5. 102025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,10 good
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 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)
−3,4 mm per year
municipality −3,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
5 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,8%
laag, municipality 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
2,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
3,0%
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
€ 293.500
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
25%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)