Neighbourhood Wirdum

Neighbourhood in district Buitengebied Noord-Loppersum · municipality Eemsdelta · Groningen

  • 188 homes
  • 360 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • 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 Wirdum

Homes
188
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
151 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
192
2025

Home type

  • Detached 68% 128
  • Semi-detached house 22% 42
  • End-terrace house 5% 10
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 8

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 37
  • B 11% 20
  • C 9% 17
  • D 13% 25
  • E 4% 7
  • F 6% 11
  • G 32% 61
  • No label 5% 10

Building period

  • Built before 1945 47% 88
  • 1945–1969 17% 32
  • 1970–1989 18% 34
  • 1990–2009 10% 18
  • 2010 and later 9% 16

Residents

Residents
360
January 1, 2025
Households
190
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
37%
Households with children
21%
Population density
1.049
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 40
  • 15–25 years 7% 25
  • 25–45 years 19% 70
  • 45–65 years 31% 110
  • 65 years and older 32% 115

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 263.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
100%
0% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
7%
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
2.900 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.430 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
10%
Mainly electrically heated
18%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 8% 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
3,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
3,8 km
avg. distance
Daycare
4,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
0
Urbanity
Non-urban
66 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
209 passenger cars
Company locations
40
of which 5 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)
46 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 7%
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 3%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 1%

Noise level of the 188 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 61% 114
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 11% 21
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 33
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 16
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 4

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
94%
Of which more than 2 m water
46%
Maximum water depth
2,3 m
average 1,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
5,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
87%
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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 96%
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 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
3%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
42%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
13%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
81%
municipality 23%

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
6
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2
-60% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 50% 1

Per year

  1. 112021
  2. 42022
  3. 82023
  4. 62024
  5. 32025

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
4,16
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,21 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 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)
−5,0 mm per year
municipality −3,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
5 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,4%
laag, municipality 1,1%
Pile rot in 2050
1,6%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,5%
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
€ 197.500
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)