Neighbourhood Grou

Neighbourhood in district Grou en omgeving · municipality Leeuwarden · Fryslân (Friesland)

  • 2.651 homes
  • 5.560 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 299.000

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 Grou

Homes
2.651
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.705
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 25% 668
  • Semi-detached house 23% 619
  • Detached 23% 606
  • End-terrace house 17% 446
  • Apartment 12% 312

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 605
  • B 17% 458
  • C 25% 660
  • D 12% 306
  • E 5% 140
  • F 6% 156
  • G 10% 256
  • No label 3% 70

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 414
  • 1945–1969 19% 514
  • 1970–1989 35% 941
  • 1990–2009 17% 455
  • 2010 and later 12% 310
  • Unknown 1% 17

Residents

Residents
5.560
January 1, 2025
Households
2.635
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
29%
Population density
1.842
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,7 km²
of which 0,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 725
  • 15–25 years 11% 585
  • 25–45 years 20% 1.110
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.620
  • 65 years and older 27% 1.515

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 299.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
29% housing association
Single-family homes
87%
13% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
2
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
2.500 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
42%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 5% 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
791 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.773 passenger cars
Company locations
800
of which 160 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
6%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 2.651 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 13% 332
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 46% 1.230
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 29% 761
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 261
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 63
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
61%
municipality 26%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 47%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 93%
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 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
24%
municipality 3%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
90%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 14%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
16%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
38%
municipality 14%

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
28
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
156
-16% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,5
12 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 22
  • Woninginbraak 8% 12
  • Bedreiging 6% 10
  • Mishandeling 6% 10
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 9
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 7
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 6
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 5

Per year

  1. 1472021
  2. 1342022
  3. 1282023
  4. 1652024
  5. 1582025

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
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
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 +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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)
−2,4 mm per year
municipality −1,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,8%
laag, municipality 3,1%
Pile rot in 2050
1,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,0%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 33.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 152.800
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)