Neighbourhood Helpman

Neighbourhood in district Midden-Zuid · municipality Groningen · Groningen

  • 3.852 homes
  • 6.145 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1956
  • avg. WOZ € 296.000

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 Helpman

Homes
3.852
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1956
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.446
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 84% 3.222
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 442
  • End-terrace house 4% 141
  • Semi-detached house 1% 30
  • Detached 0% 17

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 927
  • B 6% 240
  • C 15% 590
  • D 11% 407
  • E 10% 378
  • F 7% 284
  • G 9% 364
  • No label 17% 662

Building period

  • Built before 1945 53% 2.044
  • 1945–1969 17% 660
  • 1970–1989 10% 380
  • 1990–2009 4% 166
  • 2010 and later 15% 596
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
6.145
January 1, 2025
Households
4.055
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
66%
Households with children
14%
Population density
10.507
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 565
  • 15–25 years 19% 1.180
  • 25–45 years 39% 2.370
  • 45–65 years 20% 1.215
  • 65 years and older 13% 815

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 296.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
50%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
16%
84% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
37
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
1.860 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
280 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
21%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 12% block
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
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.364 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
2.046 passenger cars
Company locations
855
of which 115 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)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
19%
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
10%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 3.852 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 1.313
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 1.007
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 547
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 14% 539
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 12% 444
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 54%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,8 µg/m³
3% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
38%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
84%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 95%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 53%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
18%
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
50
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
308
+19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,8
3 burglaries
Municipality
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 39% 121
  • Vernieling 10% 32
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 13
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 12
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 9
  • Bedreiging 3% 9
  • Mishandeling 2% 6
  • Autodiefstal 2% 5

Per year

  1. 2602021
  2. 2032022
  3. 2362023
  4. 3112024
  5. 2572025

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
4,18
+0,08 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 +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,11 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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)
−2,6 mm per year
municipality −3,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,5%
laag, municipality 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
2,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 36.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 20.500
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
21,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)