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Westerbroek en Waterhuizen

Westerbroek en Waterhuizen has 5 neighbourhoods with 890 residents in total.

Bottom 25% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 16 of the 21 districts of Midden-Groningen

Short answer: Westerbroek en Waterhuizen scores 4.3 as a district of Midden-Groningen, no. 16 of the 21 districts of Midden-Groningen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Westerbroek (4.4). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 890 residents in total.

Key figures for Westerbroek en Waterhuizen

residents
890
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
10.3

How Westerbroek en Waterhuizen scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
22.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
8.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 20 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
4.6 km
GP practice
4.9 km
Train station
4.5 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Hospital
7.6 km
Café
3.7 km
Library
5.4 km
Motorway ramp
1.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Midden-Groningen

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 358,349
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
35%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
88%
Social housing
7%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
6%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
616 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
2%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
69
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
3.7 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
1.1 km
Secondary school
6.0 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Midden-Groningen

Who lives here

The age profile of Westerbroek en Waterhuizen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6535%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    603far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Westerbroek en Waterhuizen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Westerbroek en Waterhuizen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Westerbroek4.4
  2. 2Westerbroek Buitengebied4.3
  3. Waterhuizen
  4. Westerbroek Industriegebied
  5. Westerbroek Recreatiegebied