Neighbourhood Harkstede

Neighbourhood in district Harkstede Scharmer en Woudbloem · municipality Midden-Groningen · Groningen

  • 1.266 homes
  • 3.035 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 387.000

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 Harkstede

Homes
1.266
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
156 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.283
2025

Home type

  • Detached 44% 561
  • Semi-detached house 20% 255
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 174
  • Apartment 13% 170
  • End-terrace house 8% 106

Energy label

  • A or better 42% 531
  • B 19% 238
  • C 16% 205
  • D 7% 90
  • E 3% 35
  • F 3% 42
  • G 9% 109
  • No label 1% 16

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 157
  • 1945–1969 12% 147
  • 1970–1989 22% 275
  • 1990–2009 47% 590
  • 2010 and later 8% 97

Residents

Residents
3.035
January 1, 2025
Households
1.270
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
38%
Population density
1.598
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 520
  • 15–25 years 10% 315
  • 25–45 years 19% 585
  • 45–65 years 30% 905
  • 65 years and older 23% 705

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 387.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Rental homes
20%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
4
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
3.040 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.640 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
960 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
72%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 4% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
368 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.607 passenger cars
Company locations
325
of which 45 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)
46 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 18%
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%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 1.266 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 61% 770
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 25% 321
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 6% 75
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 78
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 22

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
83%
Maximum water depth
3,2 m
average 2,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 56%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
municipality 92%
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 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
56%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
84%
municipality 62%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
3%
municipality 13%

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
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
28
-18% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 7
  • Vernieling 14% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 1

Per year

  1. 482021
  2. 602022
  3. 352023
  4. 402024
  5. 302025

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
4,20
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 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)
−4,1 mm per year
municipality −3,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,8 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
41 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,1%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
5,2%
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
€ 35.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 280.800
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)