Neighbourhood Gorechtbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Oud-Oost · municipality Groningen · Groningen

  • 2.844 homes
  • 4.745 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1952
  • avg. WOZ € 255.000

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 Gorechtbuurt

Homes
2.844
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1952
Average living area
72 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.829
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 90% 2.556
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 261
  • End-terrace house 1% 23
  • Semi-detached house 0% 2
  • Detached 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 982
  • B 11% 302
  • C 15% 415
  • D 10% 283
  • E 10% 278
  • F 6% 168
  • G 5% 145
  • No label 10% 271

Building period

  • Built before 1945 49% 1.382
  • 1945–1969 25% 721
  • 1970–1989 10% 288
  • 1990–2009 5% 152
  • 2010 and later 11% 300
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
4.745
January 1, 2025
Households
3.455
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
71%
Households with children
9%
Population density
12.803
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 7% 315
  • 15–25 years 29% 1.390
  • 25–45 years 41% 1.970
  • 45–65 years 14% 645
  • 65 years and older 9% 435

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
26%
Rental homes
74%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
10%
90% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
1.580 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
160 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
710 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
15%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 11% block, 3% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.467 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
1.139 passenger cars
Company locations
470
of which 60 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)
54 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
37%
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
21%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 2.844 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 1.111
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 628
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 634
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 321
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 150

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 54%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
39%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,4 µg/m³
85% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
29%
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)
84%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °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
1%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
64%
municipality 53%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
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
67
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
316
-14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
8 burglaries
Municipality
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 36% 113
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 36
  • Vernieling 6% 18
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 15
  • Woninginbraak 3% 8
  • Bedreiging 2% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 4
  • Mishandeling 1% 4

Per year

  1. 2432021
  2. 2462022
  3. 3142023
  4. 3342024
  5. 3622025

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
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,16 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,08 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)
−3,0 mm per year
municipality −3,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,9%
laag, municipality 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
2,9%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,4%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 3.700
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)