Neighbourhood Middelbert

Neighbourhood in the district of Meerdorpen · municipality Groningen · Groningen

  • 37 homes
  • 95 residents
  • avg. year built 1935

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in Middelbert

Homes
37
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1935
Average living area
205 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
37
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 76% 28
  • Flat 22% 8
  • Semi-detached house 3% 1

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 5
  • B 8% 3
  • C 5% 2
  • F 8% 3
  • G 43% 16
  • No label 22% 8

Construction period

  • Before 1945 70% 26
  • 1945–1969 8% 3
  • 1990–2009 14% 5
  • 2010 onwards 8% 3

Residents

Residents
95
1 January 2025

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 16% 15
  • 15–25 years 11% 10
  • 25–45 years 21% 20
  • 45–65 years 26% 25
  • 65 years and over 26% 25

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
57 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
81%
municipality 28%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
8%
municipality 15%

Noise levels at the 37 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 3% 1
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 30% 11
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 68% 25

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
100%
municipality 54%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
100%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
100%
Maximum water depth
2,9 m
an average of 2,6 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
8,0 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
81%
municipality 42%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
86%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 95%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
65%
municipality 53%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
8%
municipality 14%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
14%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
42
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
4
0% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
27,0
1 burglary
Municipality
63
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 25% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 1
  • Vernieling 25% 1

By year

  1. 12021
  2. 32022
  3. 62023
  4. 22024
  5. 42025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−2,5 mm per year
municipality −3,1 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
+0,5 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
41 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,2%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
3,2%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.