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Westerbroek Buitengebied

460 residents · postal code 9608 · Part of Westerbroek en Waterhuizen, Midden-Groningen

  • no. 6,094 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 69 in Midden-Groningen
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Scores per pillar

Westerbroek Buitengebied is a rural area in Midden-Groningen with 460 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 6.5. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 9.4, while amenities lags at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
4.1 km
General practitioner
4.5 km
Primary school
3.2 km
Secondary school
5.7 km
Childcare
1.9 km
Train station
4.4 km
Hospital
7.6 km
Restaurant
2.1 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
5.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.1
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 383,000
Owner-occupied
94%
Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 12%25–45 19%45–65 35%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
66

Nearby neighbourhoods

Westerbroek

Midden-Groningen

5.8

Scharmer Buitengebied

Midden-Groningen

4.9

Scharmer

Midden-Groningen

7.9

Foxhol Industriegebied

Midden-Groningen

3.9

Engelbert

Groningen

7.7

Harkstede GN

Groningen

4.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Ravensteijn-West

Nissewaard

6.5

Oudega

De Fryske Marren

6.5

Verspreide huizen

Gulpen-Wittem

6.5

Boddenkamp

Enschede

6.5

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westerbroek Buitengebied calculated?

Westerbroek Buitengebied scores 6.5 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 Westerbroek Buitengebied a safe neighbourhood?

Westerbroek Buitengebied scores 8.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.