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neighbourhood in Groningen

Oosterhaar

4,250 residents · postal code 9753 · Part of Haren-Oost e.o., Groningen

  • no. 1,129 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Oosterhaar, in prosperous Haren just outside Groningen, pairs a near-maximal safety score (9.9, on thirteen crimes per 1,000 people present) with strong amenities (8.8). The total comes to 9.4. Seven in ten homes are owner-occupied and 84 percent are single-family. Green space, at 4.9, is the weakest pillar. Home values, at €401,000, sit just below the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.3 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.1
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 401,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 28%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
3,860

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oosterhaar calculated?

Oosterhaar scores 9.4 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 Oosterhaar a safe neighbourhood?

Oosterhaar scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.