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neighbourhood in Groningen

Hoogkerk-Zuid

5,195 residents · postal code 9744 · Part of Hoogkerk e.o., Groningen

  • no. 8,842 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 62 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Greenery scores well in Hoogkerk-Zuid, on the edge of Groningen: a 7.4 for nature, the neighbourhood's highest mark. Social cohesion (3.5) and housing (4.5) trail behind. More than eight in ten homes are single-family and two-thirds owner-occupied, averaging €294,000, well under the median. A third of households have children. Amenities are within walking distance at 8.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
3.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
5.1 km
Hospital
6.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.7
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 294,000
Owner-occupied
64%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 11%25–45 25%45–65 25%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
2,368

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hoogkerk-Zuid calculated?

Hoogkerk-Zuid scores 4.9 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 Hoogkerk-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Hoogkerk-Zuid scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.