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.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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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.