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Loppersum

2,115 residents · postal code 9919 · Part of Buitengebied Noord-Loppersum, Eemsdelta

  • no. 11,323 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 50 of 78 in Eemsdelta

Scores per pillar

Loppersum became nationally known as the epicentre of Groningen's gas-extraction earthquakes, and that story sits in the numbers: a quarter of the homes have been built or rebuilt since 2000, while the average value stays stuck at €270k. The mound village has its own station 600 metres away and nature scores 7.1. Three in ten residents are over 65. Overall: 3.5.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
10.2 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
14.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
5.6 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
17.9
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 270,000
Owner-occupied
54%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
26%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 11%25–45 18%45–65 27%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
1,818

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Loppersum calculated?

Loppersum scores 3.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Loppersum a safe neighbourhood?

Loppersum scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.