Municipality Het Hogeland

Municipality · Groningen

  • 22.627 homes
  • 48.178 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1964
  • avg. WOZ € 262.000

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 Het Hogeland

Homes
22.627
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1964
Average living area
187 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
22.837
2025

Home type

  • Detached 39% 8.804
  • Semi-detached house 20% 4.438
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 3.906
  • End-terrace house 13% 2.893
  • Apartment 11% 2.586

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 4.445
  • B 15% 3.308
  • C 21% 4.800
  • D 9% 1.964
  • E 4% 1.001
  • F 7% 1.590
  • G 20% 4.494
  • No label 5% 1.025

Building period

  • Built before 1945 28% 6.380
  • 1945–1969 16% 3.552
  • 1970–1989 27% 6.021
  • 1990–2009 19% 4.217
  • 2010 and later 10% 2.364
  • Unknown 0% 93

Residents

Residents
48.178
January 1, 2025
Households
21.889
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
31%
Population density
101
inhabitants per km²
Area
903,1 km²
of which 426,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 7.094
  • 15–25 years 11% 5.281
  • 25–45 years 20% 9.793
  • 45–65 years 28% 13.387
  • 65 years and older 26% 12.623

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 262.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
234
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
2.610 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.300 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.030 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
57%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
417 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
23.564 passenger cars
Company locations
5.570
of which 825 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)
47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%

Noise level of the 22.626 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 41% 9.191
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 32% 7.324
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 4.020
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 1.613
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 429
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 46
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
74%
Of which more than 2 m water
5%
Maximum water depth
5,8 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
Green within 500 m
67%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
37%

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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.107
-2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,3
30 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 11% 127
  • Mishandeling 8% 86
  • Bedreiging 6% 65
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 57
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 31
  • Woninginbraak 3% 30
  • Drugshandel 2% 24
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 12

Per year

  1. 1.1702021
  2. 1.1022022
  3. 1.0902023
  4. 1.1292024
  5. 1.1442025

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
4,12
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 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)
−2,8 mm per year
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
1,8%
laag
Pile rot in 2050
2,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,1%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 30.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 36.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 164.800
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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