The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Groningen
9.9Number 1Buitengebied NoordlarenThe quietest neighbourhood in Groningen is Buitengebied Noordlaren (9.9), with 26 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Groningen: 9 in the south, 7 in the centre and 7 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 16 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 91 times as high. Of the 107 neighbourhoods in Groningen with a grade for quiet, 35 reach a 7.0 or higher. Groningen as a whole comes out at a 5.0, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Groningen lives, there are 7,635 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 19 in Buitengebied Ten Post to 6,434 in Beijum-Oost.
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The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Groningen
Number 1
Buitengebied Noordlaren
165 residents
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- 29.7
Buitengebied Glimmen
250 residents
67 residents per km² · 3% water
- 39.4
Buitengebied Onnen
250 residents
20 residents per km² · 2% water
- 49.3
Piccardthof
1,170 residents
1,312 residents per km² · 25% water
- 59.2
Drielanden
900 residents
3,904 residents per km² · 8% water
- 69.2
Paterswoldsemeer
260 residents
136 residents per km² · 59% water
- 78.9
Buitengebied Ten Post
155 residents
19 residents per km²
- 88.8
Buitengebied Haren-Zuidoost
350 residents
271 residents per km²
- 98.7
Thesinge
555 residents
55 residents per km²
- 108.7
Harkstede GN
195 residents
25 residents per km² · 5% water
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- 118.6
Sint Annen
175 residents
38 residents per km²
- 128.5
Woltersum
335 residents
122 residents per km²
- 138.5
De Held
2,415 residents
4,474 residents per km² · 11% water
- 148.4
Westpark
105 residents
150 residents per km² · 15% water
- 158.4
Winneweer
110 residents
146 residents per km² · 4% water
- 168.3
Haren-Zuidoost
3,625 residents
2,118 residents per km²
- 178.2
Onnen Dorp
430 residents
1,109 residents per km²
- 188.2
Garmerwolde
505 residents
88 residents per km² · 2% water
- 197.9
Beijum-Oost
6,005 residents
6,434 residents per km² · 1% water
- 207.9
Haren-Zuidwest
3,910 residents
2,784 residents per km²
- 217.9
Glimmen Dorp
1,105 residents
1,325 residents per km²
- 227.8
Haren-Noord
3,915 residents
1,965 residents per km²
- 237.8
Ten Boer Dorp
4,445 residents
1,977 residents per km² · 1% water
- 247.7
De Buitenhof
1,515 residents
4,277 residents per km² · 3% water
- 257.6
De Zeilen
610 residents
769 residents per km² · 26% water
- 267.6
Villabuurt
970 residents
1,491 residents per km²
- 277.5
Oosterhaar
4,250 residents
3,860 residents per km²
- 287.4
Middelbert
110 residents
35 residents per km² · 9% water
- 297.3
Zilvermeer
215 residents
3,534 residents per km² · 14% water
- 307.3
Engelbert
880 residents
272 residents per km² · 2% water
- 317.3
Vierverlaten
115 residents
248 residents per km² · 4% water
- 327.2
Gravenburg
2,105 residents
2,049 residents per km² · 3% water
- 337.2
Noordlaren Dorp
350 residents
729 residents per km²
- 347.0
Hoornse Meer
4,290 residents
4,387 residents per km² · 18% water
- 356.9
Van Starkenborgh
870 residents
5,461 residents per km² · 17% water
- 366.9
Ten Post Dorp
570 residents
897 residents per km² · 3% water
- 376.8
Ruischerbrug
475 residents
2,484 residents per km² · 27% water
- 386.7
Beijum-West
5,820 residents
4,953 residents per km² · 2% water
- 396.6
Lewenborg-Noord
3,695 residents
6,218 residents per km²
- 406.5
Reitdiep
4,225 residents
5,009 residents per km² · 12% water
- 416.4
Lewenborg-West
1,730 residents
3,260 residents per km² · 4% water
- 426.4
Noorderhoogebrug
275 residents
560 residents per km² · 4% water
- 436.3
Hoornse Park
730 residents
2,181 residents per km²
- 446.2
Coendersborg
3,160 residents
4,349 residents per km² · 3% water
- 456.2
Lewenborg-Zuid
3,360 residents
5,586 residents per km² · 3% water
- 466.2
De Wijert-Zuid
3,370 residents
3,647 residents per km²
- 476.0
Meeroevers
1,830 residents
4,011 residents per km² · 46% water
- 485.9
Tersluis
1,180 residents
2,950 residents per km² · 32% water
- 495.9
Klein Martijn
595 residents
2,244 residents per km²
- 505.8
Groenewei
675 residents
1,932 residents per km² · 13% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Buitengebied Noordlaren at the top?
Buitengebied Noordlaren scores a 9.9 on this list, with 26 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Groningen that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.