District Westerlee

District in municipality Oldambt · Groningen

  • 589 homes
  • 1.495 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1955
  • avg. WOZ € 324.000

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 Westerlee

Homes
589
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1955
Average living area
156 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
614
2025

Home type

  • Detached 68% 401
  • Semi-detached house 18% 104
  • Mid-terrace house 7% 40
  • End-terrace house 6% 37
  • Apartment 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 120
  • B 19% 110
  • C 10% 60
  • D 10% 56
  • E 4% 21
  • F 6% 37
  • G 31% 180
  • No label 1% 5

Building period

  • Built before 1945 41% 243
  • 1945–1969 16% 96
  • 1970–1989 16% 93
  • 1990–2009 24% 142
  • 2010 and later 2% 11
  • Unknown 1% 4

Residents

Residents
1.495
January 1, 2025
Households
615
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
24%
Households with children
40%
Population density
95
inhabitants per km²
Area
15,9 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 215
  • 15–25 years 11% 170
  • 25–45 years 21% 310
  • 45–65 years 32% 480
  • 65 years and older 21% 320

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 324.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
79%
Rental homes
21%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
99%
1% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
3
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
3.050 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.780 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.110 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
72%
Gas-free
2%
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
3,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
3,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Non-urban
160 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
827 passenger cars
Company locations
160
of which 25 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
26%
municipality 14%
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
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 589 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 42% 250
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 16% 92
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 139
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 102
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
45%
municipality 67%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
27%
Of which more than 2 m water
3%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 0,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
5,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
80%
municipality 60%

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 96%
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 98%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
75%
municipality 65%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
47%
municipality 10%

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
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
39
+22% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
1 burglary
Municipality
46
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 2
  • Bedreiging 5% 2
  • Woninginbraak 3% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 1
  • Mishandeling 3% 1
  • Drugshandel 3% 1

Per year

  1. 282021
  2. 222022
  3. 282023
  4. 452024
  5. 322025

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
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 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 +0,04 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

Median household wealth
€ 226.800
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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