District Wijk 01

District in municipality Pekela · Groningen

  • 2.071 homes
  • 4.690 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1960
  • avg. WOZ € 214.000

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 Wijk 01

Homes
2.071
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1960
Average living area
165 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.102
2025

Home type

  • Detached 50% 1.033
  • Semi-detached house 15% 321
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 314
  • End-terrace house 11% 223
  • Apartment 9% 180

Energy label

  • A or better 11% 225
  • B 14% 299
  • C 23% 476
  • D 12% 252
  • E 5% 107
  • F 7% 149
  • G 25% 522
  • No label 2% 41

Building period

  • Built before 1945 34% 700
  • 1945–1969 16% 332
  • 1970–1989 30% 622
  • 1990–2009 15% 321
  • 2010 and later 5% 96

Residents

Residents
4.690
January 1, 2025
Households
2.090
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
34%
Population density
158
inhabitants per km²
Area
30,8 km²
of which 1,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 745
  • 15–25 years 11% 500
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.040
  • 45–65 years 28% 1.315
  • 65 years and older 23% 1.100

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 214.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
2
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
2.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.290 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.100 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,3 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
339 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.572 passenger cars
Company locations
435
of which 85 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)
49 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
4%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 2.071 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 30% 614
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 702
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 490
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 206
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 25
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 27
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
1%
municipality 54%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,0 m
average 0,2 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
11,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
64%
municipality 58%

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)
92%
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
94%
municipality 95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
24%
municipality 37%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
2%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
19%
municipality 7%

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
32
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
148
+2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
3 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 21% 31
  • Mishandeling 7% 11
  • Bedreiging 4% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 3% 5
  • Woninginbraak 2% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1602021
  2. 1052022
  3. 1242023
  4. 1492024
  5. 1452025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,11
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,08

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,20 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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
€ 27.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 104.300
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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