District Zuidbroek

District in the municipality of Midden-Groningen · Groningen

  • 1.586 homes
  • 3.525 residents
  • avg. year built 1967
  • avg. WOZ value € 286.000

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

Homes in Zuidbroek

Homes
1.586
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1967
Average living area
147 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.630
2025

Home type

  • Detached house 47% 744
  • Semi-detached house 31% 497
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 132
  • End-of-terrace house 8% 130
  • Flat 5% 83

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 342
  • B 24% 388
  • C 17% 276
  • D 10% 156
  • E 3% 55
  • F 6% 98
  • G 16% 255
  • No label 1% 16

Construction period

  • Before 1945 23% 362
  • 1945–1969 19% 308
  • 1970–1989 27% 432
  • 1990–2009 27% 431
  • 2010 onwards 3% 53

Residents

Residents
3.525
1 January 2025
Households
1.625
avg. 2,2 people
Single-person households
30%
Households with children
32%
Population density
215
residents per km²
Floor area
17,3 km²
of which 0,8 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 12% 430
  • 15–25 years 11% 405
  • 25–45 years 20% 715
  • 45–65 years 32% 1.125
  • 65 years and over 24% 855

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 286.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rented homes
30%
22% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
95%
5% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
1
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
2.830 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.470 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
63%
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
800 m
avg. distance
GP practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Degree of urbanisation
Not urbanised
325 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.980 passenger cars
Business premises
500
of which 110 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)
52 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
18%
municipality 18%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
2%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
2%
municipality 2%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
4%
municipality 5%

Noise levels at the 1.586 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 34
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 633
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 36% 565
  • 56–60 dB: busy 20% 315
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 36
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
81%
municipality 74%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
45%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
2%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
an average of 0,7 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
6,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
6,1 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
11,8 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dark
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
62%
municipality 56%

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 per 500 m. Enable 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)
95%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 97%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
80%
municipality 62%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
4%
municipality 4%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
79%
municipality 13%

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
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
103
+23% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
3 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 15% 15
  • Mishandeling 5% 5
  • Vernieling 5% 5
  • Woninginbraak 3% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 1
  • Drugshandel 1% 1

By year

  1. 952021
  2. 1202022
  3. 1162023
  4. 1062024
  5. 912025

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

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,00
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,08

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,00 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,05 more than adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,13 poor
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,05 more than adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,08 good

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
€ 32.500
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 37.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 164.400
Employment rate
70%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
15%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
15,2%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Zuidbroek 5