The population is growing faster 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-Zuid is €275,000, 12% lower than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 23%, 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
€275,000
▼12% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+23%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼29 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
24%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
63%
▲35 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
8%
▼31 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (7%)
Average WOZ value
€275,000
▼12% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+23%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼29 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
24%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
63%
▲35 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
8%
▼31 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 23% between 2021 and 2025, to €275,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€275,000▼ 12% below Groningen
+23% 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: ~€214 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€214/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
74 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €275,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€37€24
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€102
Maintenance reserve€95–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 156th 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 74 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €275,000.
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-Zuid has the 3rd-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: €275,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Binnenstad-Zuid
275,000
4,090
–
Binnenstad-Noord
298,000
2,576
–
Binnenstad-Oost
253,000
2,771
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied12%
Social housing24%
Private rent63%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes8%
Multi-family homes92%
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
62% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194562.4%
1945-196411.7%
1965-19741%
1975-199115.8%
1992-20055.2%
2006-20151%
2016 and later3%
Explanation
Based on 4,165 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, 251 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Binnenstad-Zuid, 4.1 times as high as in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 56%, 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
251
▲4.1 times as high as Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+56%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.6
▲2.9 times as high as Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
251
▲4.1 times as high as Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+56%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.6
▲2.9 times as high as Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Binnenstad-Zuid registered 251 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Binnenstad-Zuid251
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-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 156.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
Binnenstad-ZuidGroningen
Theft and burglary156.2
Groningen 34.7▲ +350% vs Groningen
Violence and threats36.1
Groningen 5.9▲ +512% vs Groningen
Traffic19.1
Groningen 6.5▲ +194% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order18.2
Groningen 6.5▲ +180% vs Groningen
Other and withheld16.2
Groningen 2.3▲ +604% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams4.7
Groningen 4.5≈ Groningen
Environmental0.7
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-Zuid registered 60 traffic accidents, of which 29 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 80% of adults in Binnenstad-Zuid rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults are overweight (24% against 41%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (70% against 57%), more drink excessively (18% against 8%) and more smoke (30% against 21%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Binnenstad-Zuid, covering 92% of the area, against 21% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Overweight
24%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
70%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Excessive drinking
18%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (8%)
Smokes
30%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲71 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)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Overweight
24%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
70%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Excessive drinking
18%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (8%)
Smokes
30%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲71 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 80% 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
80%
74.7%
Smokes
30.1%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
17.5%
7.5%
Overweight
24.3%
41.2%
Lonely
44.6%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.1%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
69.6%
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.
Traffic3.4%
Built-up91.5%
Water5.1%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
300 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
7.9
GP practices
–
4.6
Daycares
–
4.6
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 faster than the Groningen average.
Binnenstad-Zuid has 7,065 inhabitants (2026), or 12,705 per km² (9.6 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 10%, 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
+10%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+15%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 15 to 25
48%
▲27 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Never married
88%
▲21 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
63%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+15%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 15 to 25
48%
▲27 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Never married
88%
▲21 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
63%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 10% between 2021 and 2026, to 7,065.
Residents, 2026
7,065
+10% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 12,705 residents per km², this buurt is 9.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²12,705
Dwellings per km²7,303.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 2.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
48% of residents are between 15 and 25.
0 to 15110
15 to 253,400
25 to 452,380
45 to 65635
65 to 80430
80 and over110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
88% of residents are never married.
Never married6,220
Married490
Divorced285
Widowed70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
63% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,425
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,415
Outside Europe1,225
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,340
Higher professional, university3,120
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-Zuid has an average of 0.2 cars per household, 71% lower than in Groningen (0.7). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
30%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
10%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (20%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
23%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼71% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▼3 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
82%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Single-family dwellings
8%
▼55 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
63%
▲49 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
30%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
10%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (20%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
23%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼71% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▼3 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
82%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Single-family dwellings
8%
▼55 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
12%
▼45 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
63%
▲49 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 565 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie75
Handel en horeca565
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie140
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed95
Zakelijke dienstverlening395
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg190
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten445
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol74.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.6%
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 26% to 26% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▼ 3 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, 970 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars970
Motorcycles95
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
82% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (8%).
Residential81.9%
Retail8.4%
Office2.7%
Assembly3.8%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1.8%
Lodging0.6%
Education0.1%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 5,093 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
12,705 residents per km²: 24 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²12,705
NL 539▲ +2257% vs NL
Single-family dwellings8%
NL 63%▼ −87% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings12%
NL 57%▼ −79% vs NL
Private rent63%
NL 14%▲ +350% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings92%
NL 37%▲ +149% 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