The population is shrinking, while it grows in Groningen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Groningen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Bloemenbuurt is €248,000, 21% lower than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 39%, the same as in Groningen. 23% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points less than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€248,000
▼21% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
=about the same as Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
23%
▼18 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
66%
▲35 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
41%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (7%)
Average WOZ value
€248,000
▼21% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
=about the same as Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
23%
▼18 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
66%
▲35 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
41%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 39% between 2021 and 2025, to €248,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€248,000▼ 21% below Groningen
+39% 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: ~€209 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€209/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
73 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €248,000 · 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€100
Maintenance reserve€93–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 141st 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 73 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €248,000.
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
Bloemenbuurt has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Oud-Oost.
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: €248,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bloemenbuurt
248,000
1,755
–
Gorechtbuurt
259,000
2,831
–
Vogelbuurt
284,000
1,907
–
Florabuurt
284,000
824
–
Damsterbuurt
150,000
495
–
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 social housing, at 66% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied23%
Social housing66%
Private rent11%
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
59% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes41%
Multi-family homes59%
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
80% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194580.3%
1965-19740.1%
1975-199115.4%
1992-20050.9%
2006-20153.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,755 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Groningen average.
In 2025, 37 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bloemenbuurt, 39% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 15%, 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
37
▼39% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-15%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲13% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
37
▼39% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-15%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲13% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bloemenbuurt registered 37 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Bloemenbuurt37
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 Bloemenbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 17.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
BloemenbuurtGroningen
Theft and burglary17.0
Groningen 34.7▼ −51% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order6.9
Groningen 6.5▲ +6% vs Groningen
Traffic5.1
Groningen 6.5▼ −22% vs Groningen
Violence and threats4.0
Groningen 5.9▼ −32% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams3.3
Groningen 4.5▼ −27% vs Groningen
Other and withheld1.1
Groningen 2.3▼ −52% vs Groningen
Environmental0.0
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 Bloemenbuurt registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 below the Groningen average; green space is below the Groningen average.
An estimated 65% of adults in Bloemenbuurt rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points less than in Groningen. More adults smoke (34% against 21%), more feel lonely (60% against 50%), more are overweight (47% against 41%) and more report anxiety or depression (56% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bloemenbuurt, covering 100% of the area, against 21% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
65%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Smokes
34%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Lonely
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Overweight
47%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲79 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)
65%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Smokes
34%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Lonely
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Overweight
47%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲79 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 65% 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
65.2%
74.7%
Smokes
34.4%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
7.5%
Overweight
46.7%
41.2%
Lonely
59.9%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
53.3%
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.
Built-up100%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
3.4
Daycares
–
5.9
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 shrinking, while it grows in Groningen.
Bloemenbuurt has 2,775 inhabitants (2026), or 11,936 per km² (9.0 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
41%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
70%
=about the same as Groningen (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
38%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (39%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
41%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
70%
=about the same as Groningen (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
38%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (39%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 2,775.
Residents, 2026
2,775
-1% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 11,936 residents per km², this buurt is 9.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²11,936
Dwellings per km²7,630.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
41% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15330
15 to 25345
25 to 451,145
45 to 65685
65 to 80250
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
75% of residents are never married.
Never married2,095
Married375
Divorced265
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
70% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,945
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)220
Outside Europe615
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
38% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1580
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4900
Higher professional, university890
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
Bloemenbuurt has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 29% lower than in Groningen (0.7). 14% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 15 percentage points less than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (4%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼29% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼15 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
23%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
66%
▲38 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€248,000
▼38% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (4%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼29% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼15 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (1%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
23%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
66%
▲38 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€248,000
▼38% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
14% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol86.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)13.8%
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 13% to 14% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
14%▼ 15 percentage points below Groningen (29%)
+1 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, 840 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars840
Motorcycles65
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.4%).
Residential99.1%
Retail0.2%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.4%
Industrial0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other0.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,771 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
11,936 residents per km²: 22 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²11,936
NL 539▲ +2115% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings23%
NL 57%▼ −60% vs NL
Social housing66%
NL 28%▲ +136% vs NL
Average WOZ value€248,000
NL €398,000▼ −38% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings59%
NL 37%▲ +60% 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