District Kalkwijk

District in municipality Midden-Groningen · Groningen

  • 1.627 homes
  • 3.755 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1993
  • avg. WOZ € 353.000

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 Kalkwijk

Homes
1.627
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1993
Average living area
144 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.626
2025

Home type

  • Detached 27% 441
  • Semi-detached house 24% 390
  • Apartment 24% 389
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 271
  • End-terrace house 8% 136

Energy label

  • A or better 52% 846
  • B 24% 388
  • C 9% 148
  • D 6% 101
  • E 1% 15
  • F 1% 22
  • G 3% 51
  • No label 3% 56

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 93
  • 1945–1969 6% 99
  • 1970–1989 18% 289
  • 1990–2009 49% 799
  • 2010 and later 21% 347

Residents

Residents
3.755
January 1, 2025
Households
1.615
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
36%
Population density
411
inhabitants per km²
Area
9,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 615
  • 15–25 years 10% 375
  • 25–45 years 20% 735
  • 45–65 years 25% 950
  • 65 years and older 29% 1.080

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 353.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Rental homes
20%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
76%
24% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
18%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
17
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
2.800 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.510 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
71%
Gas-free
14%
Mainly electrically heated
21%

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
1,3 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.397 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.923 passenger cars
Company locations
380
of which 125 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)
50 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
15%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
3%
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
3%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 1.627 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 180
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 833
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 357
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 208
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 49

Flooding

Homes that may flood
70%
municipality 74%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
31%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,5 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
50%
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)
95%
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
69%
municipality 62%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
4%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
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
62
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
231
+9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
4 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 21% 48
  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 30
  • Mishandeling 7% 17
  • Bedreiging 5% 12
  • Vernieling 5% 11
  • Woninginbraak 2% 4
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 3

Per year

  1. 1852021
  2. 2012022
  3. 1972023
  4. 2012024
  5. 2292025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 33.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 251.900
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Kalkwijk 6