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neighbourhood in Groningen

Professorenbuurt

6,430 residents · postal code 9714 · Part of Oud-Noord, Groningen

  • no. 11,271 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 83 of 118 in Groningen

Scores per pillar

Another Groningen student stronghold: the Professorenbuurt in Oud-Noord is 72 percent one-person households and just thirteen percent single-family homes. Amenities are around the corner, good for an 8.9, but housing drops to a 3.0 and crime is steep at nearly 50 offences per 1,000 residents. The ownership rate is low at 31 percent and the average home value of €276,000 stays below the national median. Young and transient is how this neighbourhood reads.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
1.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.6 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
49.3
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 276,000
Owner-occupied
31%
Single-family homes
13%
Built after 2000
27%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 38%25–45 36%45–65 12%65+ 7%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
9%
Single-person households
72%
Residents per km²
12,089

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Professorenbuurt calculated?

Professorenbuurt scores 3.5 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 Professorenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Professorenbuurt scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (49.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.