neighbourhood in Groningen

Bruilweering

55 residents · postal code 9728 · Part of Zuidwest, Groningen

Bottom 2% in the Netherlands

Home to 55 residents, Bruilweering is a rural area in Groningen. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 2.6 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 7.3, while safety lags at 3.7.

no. 12,862 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 115 of 120 in Groningen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

31.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

14.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 3 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

2.7 km

GP practice

2.2 km

Train station

5.3 km

Restaurant

2.4 km

Hospital

2.6 km

Café

2.7 km

Library

4.0 km

Motorway ramp

3.0 km

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

442 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

65%

Trees nearby

21%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

377

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.4 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

2.2 km

Households with children

22%

Childcare

1.7 km

Secondary school

4.0 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Bruilweering has strikingly many residents aged 45 to 65: 45%, against 28% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–25–
Not enough data
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6545%
NL median 28%
65+16%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
1.5 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
68% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
22% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
442 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bruilweering calculated?

Bruilweering scores 2.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Bruilweering lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Bruilweering a safe neighbourhood?

Bruilweering scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.