Neighbourhood Scheemda

Neighbourhood in district Scheemda-Heiligerlee · municipality Oldambt · Groningen

  • 1.298 homes
  • 2.610 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1977
  • avg. WOZ € 263.000

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 Scheemda

Homes
1.298
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1977
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.321
2025

Home type

  • Detached 29% 378
  • Apartment 29% 372
  • Semi-detached house 17% 219
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 187
  • End-terrace house 11% 142

Energy label

  • A or better 33% 426
  • B 21% 269
  • C 22% 281
  • D 5% 71
  • E 5% 64
  • F 3% 43
  • G 10% 125
  • No label 1% 19

Building period

  • Built before 1945 14% 180
  • 1945–1969 13% 170
  • 1970–1989 34% 447
  • 1990–2009 29% 373
  • 2010 and later 9% 122
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
2.610
January 1, 2025
Households
1.350
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
45%
Households with children
22%
Population density
1.182
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 300
  • 15–25 years 9% 235
  • 25–45 years 20% 520
  • 45–65 years 24% 615
  • 65 years and older 36% 945

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 263.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
54%
Rental homes
45%
39% housing association
Single-family homes
71%
29% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.320 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.300 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
65%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
92% central heating, 2% block, 2% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
627 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.313 passenger cars
Company locations
195
of which 45 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)
48 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 14%
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 3%

Noise level of the 1.298 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 28% 361
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 49% 641
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 238
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 58

Flooding

Homes that may flood
70%
municipality 67%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
45%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 60%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
78%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
93%
municipality 65%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
12%
municipality 10%

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
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
65
-14% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
46
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 23% 15
  • Mishandeling 12% 8
  • Bedreiging 8% 5
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 3
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2

Per year

  1. 582021
  2. 552022
  3. 662023
  4. 682024
  5. 752025

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
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−2,0 mm per year
municipality −2,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,8%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,3%
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
€ 29.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 97.500
Net labour participation
62%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)