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neighbourhood in Groningen

Hoogkerk Dorp

1,730 residents · postal code 9745 · Part of Hoogkerk e.o., Groningen

  • no. 11,175 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 78 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Hoogkerk-Dorp is the old sugar-factory village on Groningen's western edge, with the former plant as its landmark. The village is mixed: 55 percent rental and a €277k average value. Nature scores 7.7 in the surrounding polders; crime runs above the median. Overall: 3.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
4.8 km
Hospital
6.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 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
31.3
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 277,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 12%25–45 26%45–65 28%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
1,325

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hoogkerk Dorp calculated?

Hoogkerk Dorp scores 3.6 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 Hoogkerk Dorp a safe neighbourhood?

Hoogkerk Dorp scores 6.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.