neighbourhood in Groningen
Helpman
6,145 residents · postal code 9722 · Part of Midden-Zuid, Groningen
- no. 7,629 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 51 of 118 in Groningen
Scores per pillar
Helpman is a sought-after prewar district in southern Groningen, densely built and mostly flats: only sixteen percent single-family and two-thirds one-person households. Amenities and safety score well at 8.7 and 7.4, but housing lags far behind at 3.3 and nature at 3.1. The overall grade comes to 5.6. The average home value of €304,000 sits below the national median.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Helpman calculated?
Helpman scores 5.6 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 Helpman a safe neighbourhood?
Helpman scores 7.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.