District Foxhol

District in municipality Midden-Groningen · Groningen

  • 445 homes
  • 960 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1958
  • avg. WOZ € 206.000

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 Foxhol

Homes
445
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1958
Average living area
117 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
448
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 31% 140
  • Mid-terrace house 19% 86
  • Apartment 18% 78
  • Detached 17% 77
  • End-terrace house 14% 64

Energy label

  • A or better 15% 67
  • B 12% 55
  • C 17% 75
  • D 12% 54
  • E 9% 39
  • F 7% 32
  • G 24% 105
  • No label 4% 18

Building period

  • Built before 1945 28% 126
  • 1945–1969 44% 194
  • 1970–1989 10% 45
  • 1990–2009 18% 79
  • 2010 and later 0% 1

Residents

Residents
960
January 1, 2025
Households
515
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
47%
Households with children
27%
Population density
742
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,7 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 125
  • 15–25 years 11% 105
  • 25–45 years 27% 255
  • 45–65 years 32% 305
  • 65 years and older 17% 165

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 206.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
82%
18% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.500 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.080 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
4%

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
1,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Non-urban
295 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
494 passenger cars
Company locations
130
of which 30 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)
59 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 445 homes

  • 56–60 dB: busy 73% 324
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 26% 114
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
68%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
51%
municipality 56%

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)
98%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
78%
municipality 62%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
42%
municipality 13%

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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
18
-31% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,5
2 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 28% 5
  • Woninginbraak 11% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 1
  • Bedreiging 6% 1
  • Mishandeling 6% 1

Per year

  1. 392021
  2. 552022
  3. 272023
  4. 302024
  5. 232025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,95
−0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 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
€ 45.000
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
8,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Foxhol 2