District Blijham

District in the municipality of Westerwolde · Groningen

  • 1.695 homes
  • 3.820 residents
  • avg. year built 1965
  • avg. WOZ value € 290.000

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

Homes in Blijham

Homes
1.695
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1965
Average living area
163 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.785
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 58% 975
  • Semi-detached house 14% 245
  • Mid-terrace house 12% 195
  • End-of-terrace house 8% 141
  • Flat 8% 139

Energy label

  • A or better 10% 175
  • B 16% 269
  • C 25% 420
  • D 12% 199
  • E 5% 90
  • F 8% 138
  • G 19% 325
  • No label 5% 79

Construction period

  • Before 1945 27% 455
  • 1945–1969 17% 287
  • 1970–1989 35% 589
  • 1990–2009 18% 305
  • 2010 onwards 3% 59

Residents

Residents
3.820
1 January 2025
Households
1.760
avg. 2,1 people
Single-person households
32%
Households with children
29%
Population density
92
residents per km²
Floor area
41,9 km²
of which 0,7 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 11% 435
  • 15–25 years 9% 340
  • 25–45 years 17% 630
  • 45–65 years 29% 1.120
  • 65 years and over 34% 1.290

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 290.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
71%
Rented homes
28%
20% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
92%
8% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied homes
4%
New homes built during the year
2
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
2.890 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.280 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.180 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
49%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
2,0 km
avg. distance
GP practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
207 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.198 passenger cars
Business premises
440
of which 55 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)
46 dB
municipality 48 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
7%
municipality 11%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
3%
municipality 2%

Noise levels at the 1.695 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 51% 861
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 27% 453
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 17% 294
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 64
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 22
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
82%
municipality 23%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
71%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
5%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
an average of 1,4 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
6,3 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
11,5 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
76%
municipality 74%

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 per 500 m. Enable 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)
87%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 98%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
50%
municipality 63%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
3%
municipality 3%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
39%
municipality 6%

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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
65
-13% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
3 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 11% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 8% 5
  • Mishandeling 8% 5
  • Vernieling 8% 5
  • Woninginbraak 5% 3
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 1

By year

  1. 782021
  2. 862022
  3. 902023
  4. 782024
  5. 782025

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

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,09

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,07 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,21 very poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,06 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,10 good

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.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 31.100
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 36.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 202.600
Employment rate
65%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
20%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
13,2%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Blijham 9