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neighbourhood in Westerkwartier

Marum

5,500 residents · postal code 9363 · Part of Marum, Westerkwartier

  • no. 7,341 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 35 of 79 in Westerkwartier

Scores per pillar

The railway station is nearly 16 kilometres away, underlining the rural setting of Marum in the Groningen Westerkwartier. The village is safe (8.8) and largely single-family (91 percent), with 69 percent ownership. Social cohesion (4.6) and housing (5.1) stay below the middle. Property values are low by national standards at €339,000. Families with children make up nearly four in ten households.

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
9.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
15.9 km
Hospital
13.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.8
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 339,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
26%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 24%45–65 27%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
1,207

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Marum calculated?

Marum scores 5.8 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 Marum a safe neighbourhood?

Marum scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.