neighbourhood in Groningen
Oranjebuurt
2,600 residents · postal code 9717 · Part of Oud-West, Groningen
- no. 11,061 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 77 of 118 in Groningen
Scores per pillar
Oranjebuurt in Groningen pairs a 9.0 for amenities — a restaurant sits 200 metres away on average — with a 2.8 for safety, the lowest score in this batch. Crime runs high too, at 40.0 incidents per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24.1. Sixty-four percent of households are single-person, against 14 percent with children, consistent with a dense, studenty neighbourhood of 9,933 residents per square kilometre. Home values of €342,000 sit below the national median, and none of the housing stock postdates 2000.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Oranjebuurt calculated?
Oranjebuurt scores 3.7 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 Oranjebuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Oranjebuurt scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (40.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.