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neighbourhood in Midden-Groningen

Harkstede

3,035 residents · postal code 9617 · Part of Harkstede, Scharmer en Woudbloem, Midden-Groningen

  • no. 1,081 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 69 in Midden-Groningen

Scores per pillar

Harkstede in Midden-Groningen is a thinly populated village with plenty of green (nature 7.5) and one of the country's safest marks: a 9.9, at fewer than eleven crimes per 1,000 people present. Eighty per cent is owner-occupied and more than four in five homes single-family. The average value (421,000 euro) sits almost exactly on the national midpoint. Amenities (5.6) stay village-scale and the station lies seven kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
8.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
7.2 km
Hospital
10.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
10.1
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 421,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
30%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 19%45–65 30%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
1,604

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Harkstede calculated?

Harkstede 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 Harkstede a safe neighbourhood?

Harkstede scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.