Living in Hoogkerk-Zuid (Groningen): WOZ, prices & safety
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Living in Hoogkerk-Zuid
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 Hoogkerk-Zuid is €294,000, 6% lower than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 23 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€294,000
▼6% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲23 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
31%
=about the same as Groningen (31%)
Private rent
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲44 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Built 1992–2005
23%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (10%)
Built 1945–1964
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (13%)
Average WOZ value
€294,000
▼6% lower than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▲higher than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲23 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
31%
=about the same as Groningen (31%)
Private rent
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲44 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Built 1992–2005
23%
▲13 percentage points higher than Groningen (10%)
Built 1945–1964
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Groningen (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €294,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€294,000▼ 6% below Groningen
+45% 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: ~€259 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€259/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
105 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €294,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€40€26
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€143
Maintenance reserve€134–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 170th 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 105 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €294,000.
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
Hoogkerk-Zuid has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Hoogkerk 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: €294,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hoogkerk-Zuid
294,000
2,430
–
Hoogkerk Dorp
277,000
849
–
Westpoort
171,000
3
–
Vierverlaten
300,000
56
–
Zuidwending
271,000
17
–
Leegkerk
416,000
28
–
Gravenburg
522,000
704
–
Bangeweer
355,000
100
–
De Buitenhof
558,000
553
–
De Kring
284,000
57
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing31%
Private rent5%
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
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 19% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 19450.5%
1945-196423.2%
1965-197417.2%
1975-199125.2%
1992-200522.7%
2006-201510.5%
2016 and later0.7%
Explanation
Based on 2,452 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, 24 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hoogkerk-Zuid, 61% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 19%, 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
24
▼61% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-19%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼53% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▼61% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-19%
▼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, Hoogkerk-Zuid registered 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Hoogkerk-Zuid24
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 Hoogkerk-Zuid is 'Traffic': 6.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.5 in the municipality of Groningen.
Hoogkerk-ZuidGroningen
Traffic6.4
Groningen 6.5≈ Groningen
Vandalism and public order5.4
Groningen 6.5▼ −17% vs Groningen
Theft and burglary4.2
Groningen 34.7▼ −88% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams3.7
Groningen 4.5▼ −18% vs Groningen
Violence and threats3.3
Groningen 5.9▼ −44% vs Groningen
Other and withheld1.2
Groningen 2.3▼ −48% 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 Hoogkerk-Zuid registered 23 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 70% of adults in Hoogkerk-Zuid rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in Groningen. More adults are overweight (57% against 41%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 57%), fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 50%) and fewer smoke (18% against 21%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Hoogkerk-Zuid, covering 60% of the area, against 21% in Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 13% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 14% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Overweight
57%
▲16 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼44 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
60%
▲39 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼1 percentage point lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Overweight
57%
▲16 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼44 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
60%
▲39 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
70.1%
74.7%
Smokes
17.8%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
7.5%
Overweight
57.1%
41.2%
Lonely
47.7%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.8%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.5%
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
13% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Traffic8.4%
Built-up59.6%
Recreation12.8%
Agriculture7.6%
Water11.6%
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
600 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.5
GP practices
–
1.4
Daycares
–
3.7
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.
Hoogkerk-Zuid has 5,195 inhabitants (2026), or 2,351 per km² (78% higher than 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
+0%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Never married
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
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
+0%
▼lower than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Never married
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲9 percentage points higher 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 5,195.
Residents, 2026
5,195
+0% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,351 residents per km², this buurt is 78% more densely populated than the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²2,351
Dwellings per km²1,099.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15850
15 to 25575
25 to 451,320
45 to 651,325
65 to 80805
80 and over325
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married2,575
Married1,920
Divorced365
Widowed340
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,290
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)185
Outside Europe725
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1990
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,770
Higher professional, university930
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
Hoogkerk-Zuid has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 29% higher 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
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (27%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▲29% higher 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)
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%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€294,000
▼26% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (27%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▲29% higher 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)
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%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€294,000
▼26% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie65
Handel en horeca55
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie50
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening60
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg90
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
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).
Petrol83%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17%
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 15% 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, 2,300 passenger cars and 160 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,300
Motorcycles160
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 (0.9%).
Residential88.1%
Retail0.3%
Office0.9%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other9.7%
Explanation
Based on 2,782 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
2,351 residents per km²: 4.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,351
NL 539▲ +336% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Average WOZ value€294,000
NL €398,000▼ −26% vs NL
Single-family dwellings83%
NL 63%▲ +32% 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