Neighbourhood Garnwerd

Neighbourhood in the district of Wijk 13 · municipality Westerkwartier · Groningen

  • 167 homes
  • 335 residents
  • avg. year built 1947
  • avg. WOZ value € 226.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Garnwerd

Homes
167
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1947
Average living area
129 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
168
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 54% 90
  • Semi-detached house 17% 28
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 25
  • End-of-terrace house 14% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 15
  • B 11% 19
  • C 31% 52
  • D 13% 21
  • E 4% 7
  • F 7% 12
  • G 24% 40
  • No label 1% 1

Construction period

  • Before 1945 34% 57
  • 1945–1969 20% 33
  • 1970–1989 34% 57
  • 1990–2009 12% 20

Residents

Residents
335
1 January 2025
Households
160
avg. 2,1 people
Single-person households
38%
Households with children
28%
Population density
1.858
residents per km²
Floor area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 18% 60
  • 15–25 years 6% 20
  • 25–45 years 19% 65
  • 45–65 years 31% 105
  • 65 years and over 26% 90

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 226.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rented homes
33%
30% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
99%
1% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
6%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.430 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
870 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.090 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% individual central heating, 4% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
4,1 km
avg. distance
GP practice
5,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
63 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
180 passenger cars
Business premises
60
of which 5 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
44 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 12%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality 4%

Noise levels at the 167 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 67% 112
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 25% 41
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 8% 14

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
38%
municipality 14%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
3%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
0,7 m
an average of 0,1 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
5,9 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,0 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
87%
municipality 66%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
93%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
5%
municipality 4%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
86%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
0%
municipality 34%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
5%
municipality 8%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
99%
municipality 35%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
3
-57% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 33% 1

By year

  1. 102021
  2. 82022
  3. 62023
  4. 72024
  5. 52025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,10
+0,00 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,06 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,21 very poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,04 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−2,3 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,4 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,3%
laag, municipality of 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
3,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
1,9%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 145.000
Employment rate
66%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
25%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
18,5%
share of people (20% nationally)