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Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier

6,515 residents · postal code 9712 · Part of Centrum, Groningen

  • no. 11,992 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 97 of 118 in Groningen
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Scores per pillar

In central Groningen almost no one lives with children: the Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier is 80 percent one-person households and barely four percent under fifteen. Students and young adults define the streets. Amenities score a 9.8, but safety (2.8) and housing (3.0) trail far behind, with nearly 45 crimes per 1,000 residents. The average home value of €291,000 falls below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
44.7
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
2.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 291,000
Owner-occupied
24%
Single-family homes
20%
Built after 2000
29%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 4%15–25 42%25–45 30%45–65 14%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
5%
Single-person households
80%
Residents per km²
14,976

Nearby neighbourhoods

Binnenstad-Noord

Groningen

2.7

Noorderplantsoenbuurt

Groningen

3.6

Oranjebuurt

Groningen

3.7

Binnenstad-West

Groningen

2.6

Binnenstad-Zuid

Groningen

2.6

Binnenstad-Oost

Groningen

2.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Limmel

Maastricht

3.1

Camminghaburen-Noord

Leeuwarden

3.1

Oostbroek-Noord

's-Gravenhage

3.1

Vriesland

Nissewaard

3.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier calculated?

Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier scores 3.1 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 Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (44.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.