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 about the same.
The average WOZ value in Grunobuurt is €285,000, 9% lower than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 40%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 28% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€285,000
▼9% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
=about the same as Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
46%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
2%
▼37 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 2016 and later
28%
▲18 percentage points higher than Groningen (10%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built before 1945
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Average WOZ value
€285,000
▼9% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
=about the same as Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
46%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
2%
▼37 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 2016 and later
28%
▲18 percentage points higher than Groningen (10%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built before 1945
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 40% between 2021 and 2025, to €285,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€285,000▼ 9% below Groningen
+40% 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: ~€218 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€218/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
76 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €285,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€115NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€39€25
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€103
Maintenance reserve€96–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 163rd 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 76 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €285,000.
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
Grunobuurt has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Oud-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: €285,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Grunobuurt
285,000
1,597
–
De Meeuwen
404,000
652
–
Oosterpoort
273,000
2,966
–
Herewegbuurt
330,000
856
–
Rivierenbuurt
272,000
2,713
–
Badstratenbuurt
239,000
578
–
Zeeheldenbuurt
246,000
2,062
–
Laanhuizen
273,000
686
–
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 46% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied28%
Social housing46%
Private rent26%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes2%
Multi-family homes98%
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
36% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 13% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194521.9%
1945-196435.7%
1965-19741.1%
2006-201513.2%
2016 and later28.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,627 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
About as much registered crime per resident as the Groningen average.
In 2025, 61 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Grunobuurt, about the same as in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 29%, 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
61
=about the same as Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+29%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼43% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
61
=about the same as Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+29%
▲higher than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.7
▼43% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Grunobuurt registered 61 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Grunobuurt61
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 Grunobuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 48.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
GrunobuurtGroningen
Theft and burglary48.7
Groningen 34.7▲ +40% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order4.1
Groningen 6.5▼ −37% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams3.0
Groningen 4.5▼ −33% vs Groningen
Violence and threats2.2
Groningen 5.9▼ −63% vs Groningen
Traffic1.5
Groningen 6.5▼ −77% vs Groningen
Other and withheld1.5
Groningen 2.3▼ −35% 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 Grunobuurt registered 6 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 about average; green space is below the Groningen average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Grunobuurt rate their own health as good, about the same as in Groningen. Fewer adults are overweight (36% against 41%), but more smoke (24% against 21%), more report anxiety or depression (53% against 50%) and more feel lonely (51% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Grunobuurt, covering 71% of the area, against 21% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Overweight
36%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Lonely
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
71%
▲50 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Other built-up, share of the area
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
=about the same as Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Overweight
36%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
53%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Lonely
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
71%
▲50 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Other built-up, share of the area
17%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (3%)
Health
An estimated 75% 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
75.3%
74.7%
Smokes
23.8%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
7.9%
7.5%
Overweight
36.5%
41.2%
Lonely
50.9%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52.9%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.8%
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.
Traffic8.3%
Built-up70.8%
Other built-up16.7%
Water4.2%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.4
GP practices
–
2.2
Daycares
–
6.2
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 faster than the Groningen average.
Grunobuurt has 2,685 inhabitants (2026), or 12,249 per km² (9.3 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 33%, 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
+33%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+39%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
45%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
82%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲1 percentage point higher 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
+33%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+39%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
45%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
82%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲1 percentage point higher 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 33% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,685.
Residents, 2026
2,685
+33% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 12,249 residents per km², this buurt is 9.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²12,249
Dwellings per km²7,259.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 1.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
45% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15230
15 to 25625
25 to 451,210
45 to 65395
65 to 80175
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
82% of residents are never married.
Never married2,185
Married280
Divorced175
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,900
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)300
Outside Europe485
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, mbo1250
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4980
Higher professional, university1,090
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
Grunobuurt has an average of 0.4 cars per household, 43% lower than in Groningen (0.7). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 12 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%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
7%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼43% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Groningen (1%)
Residents per km²
12,249
▲23 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
98%
▲61 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
28%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
7%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼43% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−2 pp
▼lower than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Groningen (1%)
Residents per km²
12,249
▲23 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
98%
▲61 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
28%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
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 communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol82.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.1%
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 19% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 12 percentage points below Groningen (29%)
-2 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, 785 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars785
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.7%).
Residential92.8%
Retail0.7%
Office0.7%
Assembly0.3%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other5.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,754 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
2% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings2%
NL 63%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²12,249
NL 539▲ +2173% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings98%
NL 37%▲ +165% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings28%
NL 57%▼ −51% vs NL
Private rent26%
NL 14%▲ +86% 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) 2025