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neighbourhood in Groningen

De Meeuwen

1,930 residents · postal code 9723 · Part of Oud-Zuid, Groningen

  • no. 3,677 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 32 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

De Meeuwen lies between the Winschoterdiep canal and the Hunze in southern Groningen, a neighbourhood of starters and solo dwellers: 73 percent single households and only 14 percent over 65. The socio-economic score is 8.4. Three in ten homes are post-2000. The station is one and a half kilometres away. Overall: 7.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.6
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 404,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
47%
Built after 2000
30%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 34%25–45 27%45–65 16%65+ 14%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
12%
Single-person households
73%
Residents per km²
8,835

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Meeuwen calculated?

De Meeuwen scores 7.9 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 Meeuwen a safe neighbourhood?

De Meeuwen scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.