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neighbourhood in Groningen

De Held

2,415 residents · postal code 9745 · Part of Nieuw-West, Groningen

  • no. 585 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Few neighbourhoods are as safe as De Held in Groningen's Nieuw-West: its safety score is a clean 10, twelfth in the entire country. This is an owner-occupied district of single-family homes — 87 per cent bought, 86 per cent detached or terraced — with a healthy share of families. The average home value of €402,000 stays just under the national middle, and amenities, at a 6.2, get no further than serviceable.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.7 km
Hospital
5.6 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
11.1
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 402,000
Owner-occupied
87%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 22%45–65 33%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
4,474

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Held calculated?

De Held scores 9.7 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 De Held a safe neighbourhood?

De Held scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.