Neighbourhood Lutjegast

Neighbourhood in district Lutjegast · municipality Westerkwartier · Groningen

  • 281 homes
  • 720 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 292.000

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 Lutjegast

Homes
281
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
160 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
292
2025

Home type

  • Detached 66% 186
  • End-terrace house 12% 34
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 33
  • Semi-detached house 9% 26
  • Apartment 1% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 12% 34
  • B 11% 32
  • C 21% 58
  • D 17% 47
  • E 2% 6
  • F 9% 24
  • G 28% 79
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 35% 98
  • 1945–1969 17% 49
  • 1970–1989 28% 79
  • 1990–2009 17% 48
  • 2010 and later 2% 7

Residents

Residents
720
January 1, 2025
Households
280
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
27%
Households with children
46%
Population density
583
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 21% 150
  • 15–25 years 13% 90
  • 25–45 years 26% 185
  • 45–65 years 26% 190
  • 65 years and older 15% 105

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 292.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
82%
Rental homes
18%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
2.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.590 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.190 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
95% 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
3,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
3,6 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
93 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
384 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 10 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)
44 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 12%
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 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 281 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 58% 164
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 23% 66
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 50
  • 56–60 dB: busy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
25%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
7%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,9 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
municipality 66%

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)
96%
municipality 95%
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 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
15%
municipality 34%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
62%
municipality 35%

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
4
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
3
-50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 33% 1

Per year

  1. 102021
  2. 102022
  3. 92023
  4. 62024
  5. 62025

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
4,14
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,23 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 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)
−2,1 mm per year
municipality −2,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,4 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,1%
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
€ 189.800
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)