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Neighbourhood · Groningen
Living in De Zeilen
The population is growing faster 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 Zeilen is €732,000, 2.3 times as high as in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, the same as in Groningen. 100% of the homes are owner-occupied, 59 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€732,000
▲2.3 times as high as Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
=about the same as Groningen (+25%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲59 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲61 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Average WOZ value
€732,000
▲2.3 times as high as Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
=about the same as Groningen (+25%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲59 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲61 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2022 and 2025, to €732,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€732,000▲ 2.3 times as high as Groningen
+25% since 2022
Groningen +25%
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: ~€434 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€434/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
181 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €732,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€187NL median
Property tax (OZB)€99€64
Water board levy€52–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€247
Maintenance reserve€231–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 285th 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 181 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €732,000.
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 Zeilen has the highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Meerstad e.o..
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: €732,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Zeilen
732,000
186
–
Meeroevers
620,000
547
–
Harkstede GN
410,000
74
–
Lageland GN
379,000
30
–
Groenewei
570,000
220
–
Tersluis
638,000
343
–
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 100% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied100%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
100% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 10% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 19450.4%
2016 and later99.6%
Explanation
Based on 281 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, 7 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Zeilen, 89% lower than in Groningen (61). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
7
▼89% lower than Groningen (61)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
7
▼89% lower than Groningen (61)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Zeilen registered 7 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
De Zeilen7
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 Zeilen is 'Theft and burglary': 1.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
De ZeilenGroningen
Theft and burglary1.6
Groningen 34.7▼ −95% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order1.6
Groningen 6.5▼ −75% vs Groningen
Violence and threats1.6
Groningen 5.9▼ −73% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams1.6
Groningen 4.5▼ −64% vs Groningen
Traffic0.0
Groningen 6.5▼ −100% vs Groningen
Environmental0.0
Groningen 0.1≈ Groningen
Other and withheld0.0
Groningen 2.3▼ −100% vs 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'.
Residents rate their health above the Groningen average; green space is below the Groningen average.
An estimated 89% of adults in De Zeilen rate their own health as good, 14 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults feel lonely (32% against 50%), fewer report anxiety or depression (33% against 50%), fewer smoke (9% against 21%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 57%). Water is the largest land use in De Zeilen, covering 55% of the area, against 7% in Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 14% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
89%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Lonely
32%
▼18 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
33%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (57%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼51 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Water, share of the area
55%
▲48 percentage points higher than Groningen (7%)
Other built-up, share of the area
38%
▲35 percentage points higher than Groningen (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
89%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Lonely
32%
▼18 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
33%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
9%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (57%)
Agriculture, share of the area
1%
▼51 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Water, share of the area
55%
▲48 percentage points higher than Groningen (7%)
Other built-up, share of the area
38%
▲35 percentage points higher than Groningen (3%)
Health
An estimated 89% 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
88.6%
74.7%
Smokes
9.1%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
3.9%
7.5%
Overweight
42.8%
41.2%
Lonely
32%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
33.3%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
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
0.9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Built-up4.7%
Other built-up38.3%
Recreation0.9%
Agriculture0.9%
Water55.1%
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 1500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,500 m
–
GP practice
3,900 m
–
Primary school
1,600 m
–
Daycare
1,600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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.
De Zeilen has 710 inhabitants (2026), or 1,466 per km² (11% higher than in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 14100%, 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
+14100%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18500%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
34%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
59%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+14100%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+18500%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
34%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
59%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 14100% between 2021 and 2026, to 710.
Residents, 2026
710
+14100% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,466 residents per km², this buurt is 11% more densely populated than the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²1,466
Dwellings per km²387.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 41.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
34% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15205
15 to 2580
25 to 45240
45 to 65165
65 to 8025
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
59% of residents are never married.
Never married425
Married265
Divorced20
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands600
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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 Zeilen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 2.0 times as high as in Groningen (0.7). 41% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 12 percentage points more than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
43%
▲16 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲2.0 times as high as Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
40%
▲11 percentage points higher than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
0 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Average WOZ value
€732,000
▲84% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
43%
▲16 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲2.0 times as high as Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
40%
▲11 percentage points higher than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
0 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Average WOZ value
€732,000
▲84% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
40% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol60%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)40%
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 40% to 40% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
40%▲ 11 percentage points above Groningen (29%)
+0 pp since 2022
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, 270 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars270
Motorcycles20
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
100% of addresses are residential.
Residential100%
Explanation
Based on 281 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
1,466 residents per km²: 2.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,466
NL 539▲ +172% vs NL
Average WOZ value€732,000
NL €398,000▲ +84% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings100%
NL 57%▲ +75% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% 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