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neighbourhood in Groningen

Binnenstad-Noord

4,765 residents · postal code 9712 · Part of Centrum, Groningen

  • no. 12,781 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 114 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Groningen's Binnenstad-Noord is student territory squared: 82 percent of households are single-person and barely one percent of residents are under fifteen. Amenities are all but unmatched at 9.9, yet safety sinks to 2.5, among the lowest in the country. The throng leaves its mark — over 180 crimes per thousand people present, adjusted for the crowds the centre draws. Homes average €298,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
180.7
Violent crimes
11.7
Burglaries
2.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 298,000
Owner-occupied
13%
Single-family homes
12%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 1%15–25 48%25–45 33%45–65 10%65+ 7%
Average household size
1.2
Households with children
2%
Single-person households
82%
Residents per km²
12,845

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Binnenstad-Noord calculated?

Binnenstad-Noord scores 2.7 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 Binnenstad-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Binnenstad-Noord scores 2.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (180.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.