check je wijk.

neighbourhood in Groningen

Oosterpoort

5,020 residents · postal code 9724 · Part of Oud-Zuid, Groningen

  • no. 11,235 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 82 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Oosterpoort, close to Groningen's centre, is a pronounced urban district of singles: 73 percent one-person households and barely 4 percent children under fifteen. Amenities are all but unmatched at 9.9, but housing (2.8) and safety (4.3) trail far behind. Only 29 percent is owner-occupied and homes average €273,000. At 36 crimes per thousand people present, crime runs above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.0 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
36.0
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 273,000
Owner-occupied
29%
Single-family homes
32%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 4%15–25 32%25–45 36%45–65 16%65+ 12%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
7%
Single-person households
73%
Residents per km²
12,663

Nearby neighbourhoods

Similar neighbourhoods

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oosterpoort calculated?

Oosterpoort 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 Oosterpoort a safe neighbourhood?

Oosterpoort scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.