Neighbourhood Leens

Neighbourhood in district Leens · municipality Het Hogeland · Groningen

  • 816 homes
  • 1.690 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 227.000

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 Leens

Homes
816
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
138 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
795
2025

Home type

  • Detached 40% 328
  • Semi-detached house 22% 181
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 124
  • End-terrace house 15% 119
  • Apartment 8% 64

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 170
  • B 16% 131
  • C 28% 232
  • D 6% 53
  • E 2% 18
  • F 5% 42
  • G 15% 125
  • No label 6% 45

Building period

  • Built before 1945 21% 175
  • 1945–1969 9% 70
  • 1970–1989 37% 300
  • 1990–2009 19% 152
  • 2010 and later 14% 115
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
1.690
January 1, 2025
Households
770
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
29%
Population density
2.051
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 260
  • 15–25 years 11% 180
  • 25–45 years 21% 355
  • 45–65 years 24% 405
  • 65 years and older 29% 495

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 227.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
93%
7% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
1
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
2.640 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.390 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
56%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
13%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 6% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
276 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
811 passenger cars
Company locations
150
of which 35 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)
45 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 816 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 58% 474
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 169
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 16% 132
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 39
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
93%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
91%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
66%
municipality 67%

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)
99%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 94%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
93%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
35%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
61%
municipality 37%

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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
40
+48% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
23
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 13% 5
  • Vernieling 13% 5
  • Drugshandel 13% 5
  • Bedreiging 8% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 1

Per year

  1. 442021
  2. 452022
  3. 482023
  4. 272024
  5. 382025

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
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,22 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 good

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)
−2,7 mm per year
municipality −2,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,2%
laag, municipality 1,8%
Pile rot in 2050
1,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
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

Median household wealth
€ 128.800
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10%
share of people (nationally 20%)