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Essen

95 residents · postal code 9751 · Part of Haren-West e.o., Groningen

  • no. 2,884 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 27 of 118 in Groningen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Scores per pillar

Social & income

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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Home to 95 residents, Essen is a rural area in Groningen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.3. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.8, while safety lags at 5.4. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €920k versus €422k nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.6 km
General practitioner
1.8 km
Primary school
2.0 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Restaurant
2.0 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.7
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 920,000
Owner-occupied
92%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 13%45–65 32%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
17%
Residents per km²
110

Nearby neighbourhoods

Klein Martijn

Groningen

8.7

Haren-Noord

Groningen

9.8

Villabuurt

Groningen

8.6

Winschoterdiep

Groningen

4.9

Coendersborg

Groningen

6.8

De Wijert-Zuid

Groningen

8.3

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Hoge Dijk

Alphen aan den Rijn

8.3

Eempolder

Eemnes

8.3

Overige verspreide huizen

Kaag en Braassem

8.3

Beijenveld

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

8.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Essen calculated?

Essen scores 8.3 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 Essen a safe neighbourhood?

Essen scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.