District Farmsum

District in municipality Eemsdelta · Groningen

  • 1.115 homes
  • 2.295 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1963
  • avg. WOZ € 218.000

Map

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 Farmsum

Homes
1.115
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1963
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.149
2025

Home type

  • Detached 28% 316
  • Semi-detached house 23% 253
  • Apartment 22% 248
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 173
  • End-terrace house 11% 125

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 213
  • B 13% 150
  • C 18% 197
  • D 10% 110
  • E 8% 92
  • F 12% 129
  • G 19% 217
  • No label 1% 7

Building period

  • Built before 1945 28% 313
  • 1945–1969 31% 341
  • 1970–1989 16% 175
  • 1990–2009 21% 237
  • 2010 and later 4% 49

Residents

Residents
2.295
January 1, 2025
Households
1.095
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
40%
Households with children
28%
Population density
1.122
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,5 km²
of which 0,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 320
  • 15–25 years 10% 230
  • 25–45 years 23% 535
  • 45–65 years 29% 665
  • 65 years and older 24% 550

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 218.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
76%
24% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
8%
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
2.630 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.150 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.000 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
51%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Low urban density
692 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.120 passenger cars
Company locations
295
of which 75 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)
54 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
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
35%
municipality 3%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 1%

Noise level of the 1.115 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 73% 811
  • 56–60 dB: busy 25% 276
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 28

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
28%
Maximum water depth
3,5 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
47%
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
49–50 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
19%
municipality 36%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
22%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
11%
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
31
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
70
+25% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
3 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 6
  • Mishandeling 9% 6
  • Vernieling 9% 6
  • Bedreiging 7% 5
  • Woninginbraak 4% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 892021
  2. 672022
  3. 742023
  4. 672024
  5. 512025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,07
−0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
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 +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,12 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 97.400
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Farmsum 4