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neighbourhood in Westerkwartier

Grootegast

3,355 residents · postal code 9861 · Part of Grootegast, Westerkwartier

  • no. 8,001 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 40 of 79 in Westerkwartier

Scores per pillar

In the Groningen Westerkwartier, Grootegast comes across green and safe but socially thin: nature scores 7.5 and safety 8.8, against a social figure of only 3.5. The village is cheap — average home value €281,000, income €29,000 per resident, both below the national middle. More than four in five homes are houses. Crime is rare, at nearly 14 per 1,000 people present, but the station sits over seven kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
7.1 km
Hospital
20.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
6.2 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.9
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 281,000
Owner-occupied
62%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
28%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 27%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
923

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grootegast calculated?

Grootegast scores 5.4 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 Grootegast a safe neighbourhood?

Grootegast scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.