The population is growing about as fast as 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 Schildersbuurt is €338,000, 8% higher than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 36% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points less than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▲8% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
36%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
10%
▼21 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
53%
▲25 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
25%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (19%)
Average WOZ value
€338,000
▲8% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
36%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
10%
▼21 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
53%
▲25 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
25%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (13%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €338,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€338,000▲ 8% 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: ~€253 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€253/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
95 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €338,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Property tax (OZB)€46€30
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€130
Maintenance reserve€121–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 193rd 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 95 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €338,000.
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
Schildersbuurt has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Oud-West.
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: €338,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schildersbuurt
338,000
2,704
–
Oranjebuurt
342,000
1,382
–
Noorderplantsoenbuurt
279,000
2,321
–
Kostverloren
269,000
1,403
–
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 private rent, at 53% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied36%
Social housing10%
Private rent53%
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
75% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes25%
Multi-family homes75%
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
70% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194570.3%
1945-19647%
1965-19740.1%
1975-199110.6%
1992-20059.8%
2006-20151.8%
2016 and later0.5%
Explanation
Based on 2,728 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, 43 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schildersbuurt, 30% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents stayed about level, 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
43
▼30% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.1
▲70% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
43
▼30% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.1
▲70% higher than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schildersbuurt registered 43 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Schildersbuurt43
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 Schildersbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 23.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
SchildersbuurtGroningen
Theft and burglary23.5
Groningen 34.7▼ −32% vs Groningen
Traffic5.8
Groningen 6.5▼ −11% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams4.8
Groningen 4.5▲ +7% vs Groningen
Violence and threats3.9
Groningen 5.9▼ −34% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order3.4
Groningen 6.5▼ −48% vs Groningen
Other and withheld1.6
Groningen 2.3▼ −30% 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 Schildersbuurt registered 25 traffic accidents, of which 12 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 below the Groningen average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Schildersbuurt rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults are overweight (28% against 41%) and fewer feel lonely (43% against 50%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (69% against 57%) and more drink excessively (14% against 8%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Schildersbuurt, covering 87% of the area, against 21% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Overweight
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Lonely
43%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Excessive drinking
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
87%
▲66 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 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)
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Overweight
28%
▼13 percentage points lower than Groningen (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Lonely
43%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Excessive drinking
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
87%
▲66 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Health
An estimated 81% 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
81.2%
74.7%
Smokes
25.9%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
13.7%
7.5%
Overweight
27.8%
41.2%
Lonely
43.2%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52.9%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
69.1%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Traffic5.1%
Built-up87.2%
Water7.7%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.3
GP practices
–
2.1
Daycares
–
4.1
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 about as fast as the Groningen average.
Schildersbuurt has 5,685 inhabitants (2026), or 15,568 per km² (11.8 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 4%, 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
+4%
=about the same as Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Groningen (+5%)
Aged 15 to 25
44%
▲23 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Never married
82%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+4%
=about the same as Groningen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Groningen (+5%)
Aged 15 to 25
44%
▲23 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Never married
82%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▲3 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 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 5,685.
Residents, 2026
5,685
+4% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 15,568 residents per km², this buurt is 12 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²15,568
Dwellings per km²7,308.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.5 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
44% of residents are between 15 and 25.
0 to 15205
15 to 252,495
25 to 451,685
45 to 65690
65 to 80480
80 and over125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
82% of residents are never married.
Never married4,655
Married725
Divorced215
Widowed90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,025
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)945
Outside Europe715
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1270
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,450
Higher professional, university2,510
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
Schildersbuurt has an average of 0.3 cars per household, 57% lower than in Groningen (0.7). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼57% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼6 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
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (1%)
Private rent
53%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
25%
▼38 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼57% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼6 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
95%
▲6 percentage points higher than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (1%)
Private rent
53%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
25%
▼38 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 240 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca120
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie65
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed50
Zakelijke dienstverlening240
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg135
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol76.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.4%
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 21% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 6 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, 1,245 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,245
Motorcycles105
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (2%).
Residential94.5%
Retail1.6%
Office1.7%
Assembly0.7%
Industrial0.4%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.1%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 2,886 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
15,568 residents per km²: 29 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²15,568
NL 539▲ +2788% vs NL
Private rent53%
NL 14%▲ +279% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings25%
NL 63%▼ −60% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings75%
NL 37%▲ +103% 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