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Kostverloren

2,365 residents · postal code 9718 · Part of Oud-West, Groningen

  • no. 12,017 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 98 of 118 in Groningen
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Scores per pillar

Kostverloren in Groningen's Oud-West is a densely built inner-city district of solo dwellers: 69 per cent of households are single-person and just 11 per cent of homes are single-family. Amenities score a 9.5, but safety (3.2) and the social pillar (3.0) trail far behind. The average home is worth €269,000. With children under fifteen at 8 per cent, this is unmistakably student and single territory.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
1.1 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
30.2
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 269,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
11%
Built after 2000
22%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 24%25–45 39%45–65 17%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
11%
Single-person households
69%
Residents per km²
9,526

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kostverloren calculated?

Kostverloren 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 Kostverloren a safe neighbourhood?

Kostverloren scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.