Neighbourhood Oosterveld

Neighbourhood in the district of Farmsum · municipality Eemsdelta · Groningen

  • 250 homes
  • 540 residents
  • avg. year built 1959
  • avg. WOZ value € 170.000

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 Oosterveld

Homes
250
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1959
Average living area
115 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
256
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 31% 77
  • Detached house 23% 57
  • Semi-detached house 22% 56
  • End-of-terrace house 16% 41
  • Flat 8% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 7% 18
  • B 6% 14
  • C 32% 80
  • D 23% 57
  • E 6% 14
  • F 9% 23
  • G 18% 44

Construction period

  • Before 1945 22% 54
  • 1945–1969 49% 122
  • 1970–1989 29% 73
  • 1990–2009 0% 1

Residents

Residents
540
1 January 2025
Households
250
avg. 2,1 people
Single-person households
36%
Households with children
34%
Population density
1.598
residents per km²
Floor area
0,5 km²
of which 0,1 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 17% 90
  • 15–25 years 9% 50
  • 25–45 years 25% 135
  • 45–65 years 28% 150
  • 65 years and over 21% 110

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 170.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
56%
Rented homes
44%
40% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
90%
10% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.490 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.050 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.140 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heat network under development
Delfzijl 4 buurten
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
89% individual central heating, 6% communal heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
2,2 km
avg. distance
GP practice
2,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
319 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
252 passenger cars
Business premises
50
of which 15 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
4%
municipality 7%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
100%
municipality 3%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
1%
municipality 1%

Noise levels at the 250 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderate 90% 224
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 10% 25
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
100%
municipality 97%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
98%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
18%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
an average of 1,8 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
6,2 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
57%
municipality 60%

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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
100%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
71%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
0%
municipality 36%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
58%
municipality 11%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
34%
municipality 23%

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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
10
+67% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,0
1 burglary
Municipality
32
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Woninginbraak 10% 1
  • Mishandeling 10% 1
  • Vernieling 10% 1

By year

  1. 192021
  2. 152022
  3. 82023
  4. 72024
  5. 112025

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.

Liveability

Adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Adequate
category 5 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,98
−0,13 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: Adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,05

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,01 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,03 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,15 poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,02 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,01 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−3,0 mm per year
municipality −3,7 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
5 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,6%
zeer laag, municipality of 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,6%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
0,9%
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.

Income and employment

Median household wealth
€ 63.000
Employment rate
61%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
10%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
11%
share of people (20% nationally)