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 Haren-Noord is €590,000, 88% higher than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 71% of the homes are owner-occupied, 30 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€590,000
▲88% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲30 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
15%
▼16 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
69%
▲30 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼18 percentage points lower than Groningen (19%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built before 1945
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Average WOZ value
€590,000
▲88% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲30 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
15%
▼16 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
14%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
69%
▲30 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼18 percentage points lower than Groningen (19%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼10 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 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €590,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€590,000▲ 88% above Groningen
+34% 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: ~€378 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€378/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
157 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €590,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€164NL median
Property tax (OZB)€80€52
Water board levy€48–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€214
Maintenance reserve€200–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 272nd 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 157 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €590,000.
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
Haren-Noord has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Haren-West 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: €590,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Haren-Noord
590,000
1,457
–
Haren-Centrum
381,000
697
–
Haren-Zuidwest
479,000
1,906
–
Haren-Zuidoost
476,000
1,748
–
Essen
920,000
37
–
Buitengebied Haren-Noordwest
409,000
5
–
Paterswoldsemeer
753,000
105
–
Buitengebied Haren-Zuidoost
898,000
145
–
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 71% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied71%
Social housing15%
Private rent14%
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
37% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 10% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194521.5%
1945-196412.9%
1965-19743.1%
1975-19911.4%
1992-200511.1%
2006-201513.2%
2016 and later36.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,463 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, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Haren-Noord, 74% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 31%, 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
16
▼74% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-31%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼53% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼74% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-31%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼53% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Haren-Noord registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Haren-Noord16
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 Haren-Noord is 'Theft and burglary': 6.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
Haren-NoordGroningen
Theft and burglary6.9
Groningen 34.7▼ −80% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order2.8
Groningen 6.5▼ −57% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams2.3
Groningen 4.5▼ −49% vs Groningen
Traffic2.3
Groningen 6.5▼ −65% vs Groningen
Violence and threats1.8
Groningen 5.9▼ −69% 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 Haren-Noord registered 6 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 above the Groningen average.
An estimated 82% of adults in Haren-Noord rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 50%), fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 50%), fewer smoke (10% against 21%) and fewer are overweight (34% against 41%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Haren-Noord, covering 58% of the area, against 21% in Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 6 percentage points above the 14% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Lonely
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Overweight
34%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Built-up, share of the area
58%
▲37 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
18%
▼34 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Lonely
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Overweight
34%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Built-up, share of the area
58%
▲37 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
18%
▼34 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (6%)
Health
An estimated 82% 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
82.2%
74.7%
Smokes
10.4%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
7.5%
Overweight
33.7%
41.2%
Lonely
37.9%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.9%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
59.3%
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
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Traffic4%
Built-up58%
Recreation19.5%
Agriculture17.5%
Forest and nature1%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,300 m
–
GP practice
1,100 m
–
Primary school
1,300 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.8
GP practices
–
0.4
Daycares
–
1.6
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.
Haren-Noord has 3,920 inhabitants (2026), or 1,967 per km² (49% higher than in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 8%, 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
+8%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged under 15
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (11%)
Never married
54%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
69%
▲24 percentage points higher than Groningen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged under 15
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Groningen (11%)
Never married
54%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
69%
▲24 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 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,920.
Residents, 2026
3,920
+8% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,967 residents per km², this buurt is 49% more densely populated than the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²1,967
Dwellings per km²732.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 33.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 0 and 15.
0 to 15965
15 to 25320
25 to 45860
45 to 65875
65 to 80445
80 and over450
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married2,115
Married1,290
Divorced220
Widowed295
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,345
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)230
Outside Europe345
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
69% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4490
Higher professional, university1,600
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
Haren-Noord has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 57% higher than in Groningen (0.7). 33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲57% higher than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (1%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€590,000
▲48% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲57% higher than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (1%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€590,000
▲48% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 185 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening185
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg145
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol67.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)32.8%
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 25% to 33% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 4 percentage points above Groningen (29%)
+8 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, 1,615 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,615
Motorcycles100
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.9%).
Residential91.5%
Retail0.4%
Office0.8%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.9%
Education0.5%
Sports0.2%
Other5.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,599 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
1,967 residents per km²: 3.6 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,967
NL 539▲ +265% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Average WOZ value€590,000
NL €398,000▲ +48% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings71%
NL 57%▲ +25% 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