Living in De Wijert-Zuid (Groningen): WOZ, prices & safety
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Living in De Wijert-Zuid
The population is growing slower than in Groningen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Groningen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Wijert-Zuid is €453,000, 45% higher than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 44 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€453,000
▲45% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲44 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
7%
▼24 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
69%
▲30 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 2006–2015
7%
=about the same as Groningen (7%)
Average WOZ value
€453,000
▲45% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲44 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
7%
▼24 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
69%
▲30 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 2006–2015
7%
=about the same as Groningen (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €453,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€453,000▲ 45% above Groningen
+31% 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: ~€330 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€330/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
138 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €453,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Property tax (OZB)€61€40
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€188
Maintenance reserve€176–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 240th 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 138 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €453,000.
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
De Wijert-Zuid has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Midden-Zuid.
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: €453,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Wijert-Zuid
453,000
1,524
–
Sterrebosbuurt
477,000
339
–
Coendersborg
313,000
1,701
–
Klein Martijn
599,000
291
–
Villabuurt
813,000
440
–
Helpman
304,000
3,494
–
De Wijert
238,000
2,754
–
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 owner-occupied, at 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Social housing7%
Private rent8%
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
69% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes69%
Multi-family homes31%
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
75% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 19% in the municipality of Groningen.
1965-19747%
1975-199175.1%
1992-20050.9%
2006-20156.5%
2016 and later10.5%
Explanation
Based on 1,521 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, 30 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Wijert-Zuid, 51% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 76%, 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
30
▼51% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+76%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.9
▲30% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▼51% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+76%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.9
▲30% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Wijert-Zuid registered 30 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
De Wijert-Zuid30
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 De Wijert-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 17.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
De Wijert-ZuidGroningen
Theft and burglary17.5
Groningen 34.7▼ −50% vs Groningen
Traffic5.0
Groningen 6.5▼ −23% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order3.0
Groningen 6.5▼ −54% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams3.0
Groningen 4.5▼ −33% vs Groningen
Violence and threats1.5
Groningen 5.9▼ −75% vs Groningen
Other and withheld0.3
Groningen 2.3▼ −87% 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 De Wijert-Zuid registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and 1 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 De Wijert-Zuid rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (38% against 50%), fewer smoke (10% against 21%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 50%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 8%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Wijert-Zuid, covering 74% of the area, against 21% in Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 14% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Lonely
40%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲53 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
10%
▼42 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)
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Lonely
40%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲53 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
10%
▼42 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
79.7%
74.7%
Smokes
9.9%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
4.7%
7.5%
Overweight
42.8%
41.2%
Lonely
40.5%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.5%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.1%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Traffic4.3%
Built-up73.9%
Other built-up1.1%
Recreation10.9%
Agriculture9.8%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,200 m
–
GP practice
1,400 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
2.4
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.
De Wijert-Zuid has 3,390 inhabitants (2026), or 3,666 per km² (2.8 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, 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
+0%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Never married
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
65%
▲20 percentage points higher than Groningen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Never married
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
65%
▲20 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 held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 3,390.
Residents, 2026
3,390
+0% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,666 residents per km², this buurt is 2.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²3,666
Dwellings per km²1,656.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15625
15 to 25315
25 to 45680
45 to 65925
65 to 80630
80 and over215
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married1,705
Married1,295
Divorced235
Widowed150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,700
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)260
Outside Europe430
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
65% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1280
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4530
Higher professional, university1,480
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
De Wijert-Zuid has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 43% higher than in Groningen (0.7). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲43% higher than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
=about the same as Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (89%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
28%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲43% higher than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
=about the same as Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (89%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 130 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening130
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg105
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol70.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.5%
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 29% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
29%– about the same as Groningen (29%)
+7 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, 1,460 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,460
Motorcycles70
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (0.7%).
Residential88.3%
Retail0.1%
Office0.7%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other10.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,723 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
3,666 residents per km²: 6.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,666
NL 539▲ +580% vs NL
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings31%
NL 37%▼ −16% 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