District Oldekerk

District in municipality Westerkwartier · Groningen

  • 1.158 homes
  • 2.965 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 303.000

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 Oldekerk

Homes
1.158
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
157 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.228
2025

Home type

  • Detached 56% 651
  • Semi-detached house 15% 172
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 131
  • End-terrace house 10% 120
  • Apartment 7% 84

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 314
  • B 15% 173
  • C 20% 235
  • D 11% 122
  • E 2% 24
  • F 7% 78
  • G 17% 200
  • No label 1% 12

Building period

  • Built before 1945 23% 262
  • 1945–1969 11% 129
  • 1970–1989 31% 355
  • 1990–2009 23% 265
  • 2010 and later 13% 147

Residents

Residents
2.965
January 1, 2025
Households
1.200
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
41%
Population density
139
inhabitants per km²
Area
21,4 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 515
  • 15–25 years 12% 365
  • 25–45 years 23% 670
  • 45–65 years 28% 840
  • 65 years and older 20% 580

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 303.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
77%
Rental homes
23%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
91%
9% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
14
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
2.870 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.640 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
16%

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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
215 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.561 passenger cars
Company locations
340
of which 40 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)
47 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
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
9%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 1.158 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 58% 673
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 17% 198
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 5% 63
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 161
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 61
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
51%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
14%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,4 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
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
75%
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)
95%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 4%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
15%
municipality 34%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
75%
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
12
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
34
+3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
2 burglaries
Municipality
20
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 5
  • Woninginbraak 6% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 2
  • Bedreiging 6% 2

Per year

  1. 642021
  2. 392022
  3. 492023
  4. 482024
  5. 272025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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
€ 30.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 238.100
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Oldekerk 3