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neighbourhood in Groningen

Paddepoel-Noord

6,075 residents · postal code 9742 · Part of Nieuw-Noord, Groningen

  • no. 12,404 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 108 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Paddepoel-Noord is postwar Groningen with a heavy student presence and social housing: 72 percent one-person households and an ownership rate of just 27 percent. Amenities score a near-perfect 9.7, but the other pillars stay low: safety (3.3), social cohesion (2.8) and housing (2.8). At over forty crimes per 1,000 residents, offences run above the national middle. The average home value of €230,000 is among the lowest here.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
40.3
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 230,000
Owner-occupied
27%
Single-family homes
29%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident
€ 26,000

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 27%25–45 28%45–65 16%65+ 22%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
10%
Single-person households
72%
Residents per km²
9,201

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Paddepoel-Noord calculated?

Paddepoel-Noord scores 2.9 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 Paddepoel-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Paddepoel-Noord scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (40.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.