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Meeroevers

1,830 residents · postal code 9613 · Part of Meerstad e.o., Groningen

  • no. 36 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Meeroevers in Meerstad is the Netherlands' number 36: 10.0 overall, socio-economically position 51, safety position 163. This new district on the Woldmeer lake near Groningen is extremely family-focused: 69 percent of households with children, 35 percent of residents under fifteen, 95 percent owner-occupied at €620k. Only the supermarket (2 kilometres) still lags.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.0 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
4.5 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
6.9 km
Hospital
6.4 km
Restaurant
1.8 km
Café
2.9 km
Library
3.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
9.1
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 620,000
Owner-occupied
95%
Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 35%15–25 6%25–45 38%45–65 17%65+ 4%
Average household size
3.2
Households with children
69%
Single-person households
8%
Residents per km²
4,011

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meeroevers calculated?

Meeroevers scores 10.0 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 Meeroevers a safe neighbourhood?

Meeroevers scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (9.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.