District Oud-West

District in municipality Groningen · Groningen

  • 7.887 homes
  • 14.525 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1934
  • avg. WOZ € 301.000

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 Oud-West

Homes
7.887
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1934
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.769
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 75% 5.880
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 1.640
  • End-terrace house 4% 292
  • Semi-detached house 1% 54
  • Detached 0% 21

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 2.218
  • B 11% 862
  • C 17% 1.341
  • D 9% 721
  • E 6% 486
  • F 10% 791
  • G 10% 754
  • No label 9% 714

Building period

  • Built before 1945 70% 5.489
  • 1945–1969 11% 844
  • 1970–1989 7% 558
  • 1990–2009 9% 719
  • 2010 and later 3% 252
  • Unknown 0% 25

Residents

Residents
14.525
January 1, 2025
Households
10.485
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
73%
Households with children
8%
Population density
12.980
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,2 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 820
  • 15–25 years 34% 4.940
  • 25–45 years 32% 4.705
  • 45–65 years 16% 2.355
  • 65 years and older 12% 1.710

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 301.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
36%
Rental homes
64%
22% housing association
Single-family homes
25%
75% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
1
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
1.800 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
290 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
25%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.665 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
3.392 passenger cars
Company locations
1.845
of which 230 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
20%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 7.887 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 306
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 2.677
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 2.580
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 894
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 1.046
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 5% 381
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 54%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,2 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,2 µg/m³
56% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
33%
municipality 42%

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)
91%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
87%
municipality 53%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
27%
municipality 14%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
41
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
601
-9% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,6
13 burglaries
Municipality
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 31% 185
  • Vernieling 10% 59
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 24
  • Mishandeling 4% 23
  • Bedreiging 4% 22
  • Woninginbraak 2% 13
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 8
  • Autodiefstal 1% 7

Per year

  1. 5562021
  2. 6172022
  3. 5662023
  4. 5822024
  5. 6312025

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

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Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,06
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

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 +0,15 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,05 weak

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
€ 32.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 35.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 5.000
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Oud-West 4