District Uithuizermeeden

District in the municipality of Het Hogeland · Groningen

  • 2.095 homes
  • 4.780 residents
  • avg. year built 1956
  • avg. WOZ value € 235.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in Uithuizermeeden

Homes
2.095
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1956
Average living area
157 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.197
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 52% 1.084
  • Semi-detached house 17% 364
  • End-of-terrace house 12% 241
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 229
  • Flat 8% 177

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 298
  • B 11% 226
  • C 23% 481
  • D 9% 181
  • E 6% 133
  • F 7% 152
  • G 29% 601
  • No label 1% 23

Construction period

  • Before 1945 37% 780
  • 1945–1969 14% 290
  • 1970–1989 29% 605
  • 1990–2009 15% 306
  • 2010 onwards 5% 99
  • Unknown 1% 15

Residents

Residents
4.780
1 January 2025
Households
2.095
avg. 2,3 people
Single-person households
34%
Households with children
34%
Population density
103
residents per km²
Floor area
46,9 km²
of which 0,2 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 16% 775
  • 15–25 years 11% 530
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.035
  • 45–65 years 28% 1.345
  • 65 years and over 23% 1.095

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 235.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rented homes
34%
25% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
91%
9% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied homes
6%
New homes built during the year
13
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.800 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.270 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.140 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
1,9 km
avg. distance
GP practice
1,9 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
242 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.485 passenger cars
Business premises
525
of which 80 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
23%
municipality 9%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
1%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
5%
municipality 1%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
12%
municipality 3%

Noise levels at the 2.095 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 23% 474
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 653
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 21% 435
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 16% 345
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 174
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 14

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
99%
municipality 91%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
93%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
an average of 0,9 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
5,0 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,0 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
12,1 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dark
Green space within 500 m
70%
municipality 67%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
98%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 94%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
41%
municipality 36%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
12%
municipality 9%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
49%
municipality 37%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
89
-23% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,3
9 burglaries
Municipality
23
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 11
  • Woninginbraak 10% 9
  • Bedreiging 9% 8
  • Mishandeling 8% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

By year

  1. 1122021
  2. 1252022
  3. 1152023
  4. 1042024
  5. 1002025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,05
−0,06 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,00
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,07 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,20 very poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,04 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,06 more than adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 28.300
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 34.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 150.500
Employment rate
69%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
19%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
11,7%
share of people (20% nationally)

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