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neighbourhood in Groningen

Noorderplantsoenbuurt

3,900 residents · postal code 9717 · Part of Oud-West, Groningen

  • no. 11,184 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 79 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

The Noorderplantsoenbuurt in Groningen is a dense, young neighbourhood: 72 percent of households are single occupants and barely 9 percent have children. Amenities score high at 9.1 and the station is eight hundred metres off, but housing at 2.9 and nature at 2.5 rank among the lowest marks. The average home is inexpensive at €279,000 and only 41 percent are owned. Crime, at close to 28 per 1,000 people present, sits above the median; the total stays a 3.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
0.8 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.6
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 279,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
35%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident
€ 33,000

Who lives here

0–15 6%15–25 31%25–45 35%45–65 18%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
9%
Single-person households
72%
Residents per km²
15,599

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Noorderplantsoenbuurt calculated?

Noorderplantsoenbuurt 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 Noorderplantsoenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Noorderplantsoenbuurt scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.