District Marum

District in municipality Westerkwartier · Groningen

  • 3.400 homes
  • 8.230 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 334.000

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 Marum

Homes
3.400
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
156 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.510
2025

Home type

  • Detached 53% 1.790
  • Semi-detached house 17% 571
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 445
  • End-terrace house 11% 368
  • Apartment 7% 226

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 796
  • B 19% 662
  • C 20% 675
  • D 12% 411
  • E 4% 135
  • F 6% 199
  • G 12% 422
  • No label 3% 100

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 585
  • 1945–1969 20% 663
  • 1970–1989 23% 788
  • 1990–2009 30% 1.006
  • 2010 and later 11% 358

Residents

Residents
8.230
January 1, 2025
Households
3.535
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
30%
Households with children
38%
Population density
192
inhabitants per km²
Area
43,6 km²
of which 0,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.245
  • 15–25 years 11% 925
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.860
  • 45–65 years 29% 2.425
  • 65 years and older 22% 1.780

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 334.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
19% housing association
Single-family homes
93%
7% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
4
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
3.040 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.530 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.060 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
56%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
1,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
395 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
4.494 passenger cars
Company locations
1.090
of which 205 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)
48 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 12%
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
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 3.400 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 29% 1.002
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 1.445
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 618
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 241
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 84
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
3%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 0,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 66%

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)
94%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
8%
municipality 4%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
18%
municipality 34%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
45%
municipality 35%

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
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
238
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,1
7 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 7% 16
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 12
  • Mishandeling 5% 12
  • Bedreiging 5% 11
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 8
  • Woninginbraak 3% 7
  • Drugshandel 3% 6
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1912021
  2. 1872022
  3. 1952023
  4. 2242024
  5. 2472025

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
4,18
+0,08 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than 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
€ 32.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 225.900
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Marum 9