The population is growing slower than in Groningen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Groningen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Binnenstad-Oost is €253,000, 19% lower than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 32%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 12% of the homes are owner-occupied, 29 percentage points less than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€253,000
▼19% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼29 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
31%
=about the same as Groningen (31%)
Private rent
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼26 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Average WOZ value
€253,000
▼19% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼29 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
31%
=about the same as Groningen (31%)
Private rent
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼26 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, to €253,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€253,000▼ 19% below Groningen
+32% since 2021
Groningen +39%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€197 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€197/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
64 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €253,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€109NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€34€22
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€88
Maintenance reserve€82–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 142nd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 64 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €253,000.
Levies: Groningen's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Binnenstad-Oost has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Centrum.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €253,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Binnenstad-Oost
253,000
2,771
–
Binnenstad-Noord
298,000
2,576
–
Binnenstad-Zuid
275,000
4,090
–
Binnenstad-West
286,000
1,069
–
Noorderplantsoen
166,000
0
–
Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier
291,000
3,391
–
Stationsgebied
553,000
92
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is private rent, at 57% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied12%
Social housing31%
Private rent57%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
87% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes13%
Multi-family homes87%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
54% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194554.2%
1945-19640.8%
1965-19740.6%
1975-199118.8%
1992-20055.9%
2006-20158.5%
2016 and later11.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,797 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Groningen average.
In 2025, 77 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Binnenstad-Oost, 26% higher than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 54%, against a rise of 24% in Groningen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
77
▲26% higher than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+54%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.3
▲43% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
77
▲26% higher than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+54%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.3
▲43% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Binnenstad-Oost registered 77 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Binnenstad-Oost77
The municipality of Groningen61
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Binnenstad-Oost is 'Theft and burglary': 43.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
Binnenstad-OostGroningen
Theft and burglary43.0
Groningen 34.7▲ +24% vs Groningen
Traffic12.4
Groningen 6.5▲ +91% vs Groningen
Violence and threats7.8
Groningen 5.9▲ +32% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order7.3
Groningen 6.5▲ +12% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams3.2
Groningen 4.5▼ −29% vs Groningen
Other and withheld3.2
Groningen 2.3▲ +39% vs Groningen
Environmental0.5
Groningen 0.1≈ Groningen
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Binnenstad-Oost registered 25 traffic accidents, of which 13 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Groningen average; green space is below the Groningen average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Binnenstad-Oost rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults are overweight (28% against 41%), but more smoke (28% against 21%), more report anxiety or depression (57% against 50%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (64% against 57%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Binnenstad-Oost, covering 86% of the area, against 21% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Overweight
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
64%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Built-up, share of the area
86%
▲65 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Overweight
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
64%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Built-up, share of the area
86%
▲65 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Groningen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Groningen
Good self-rated health
78.2%
74.7%
Smokes
27.9%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
13.1%
7.5%
Overweight
27.7%
41.2%
Lonely
51.5%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.2%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
64.3%
57.3%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Traffic6.9%
Built-up86.2%
Water6.9%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
6.5
GP practices
–
5.4
Daycares
–
5.2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Groningen average.
Binnenstad-Oost has 4,315 inhabitants (2026), or 16,090 per km² (12.2 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 5% in Groningen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Groningen was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
=about the same as Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
40%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
86%
▲19 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
61%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
=about the same as Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
40%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
86%
▲19 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
61%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 4,315.
Residents, 2026
4,315
+3% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 16,090 residents per km², this buurt is 12 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²16,090
Dwellings per km²10,263
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 2.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
40% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15115
15 to 251,620
25 to 451,735
45 to 65465
65 to 80315
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
86% of residents are never married.
Never married3,725
Married335
Divorced205
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
61% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,640
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)715
Outside Europe960
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,850
Higher professional, university1,940
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Groningen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Groningen voted. The largest party was D66 with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of GroningenThe Netherlands
D66
24.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
8.4%
16.7%
VVD
10.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
24%
12.8%
CDA
8.6%
11.8%
JA21
3.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
16.6%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Binnenstad-Oost has an average of 0.2 cars per household, 71% lower than in Groningen (0.7). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼71% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (2%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
57%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼71% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (2%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
57%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 170 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca140
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie65
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening170
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg120
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol78.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.7%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 22% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 7 percentage points below Groningen (29%)
+0 pp since 2021
Groningen +5 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 755 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars755
Motorcycles60
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (3%).
Residential93%
Retail2.9%
Office1.6%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.8%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 3,009 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
16,090 residents per km²: 30 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²16,090
NL 539▲ +2885% vs NL
Single-family dwellings13%
NL 63%▼ −79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings12%
NL 57%▼ −79% vs NL
Private rent57%
NL 14%▲ +307% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings87%
NL 37%▲ +135% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026