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 higher.
The average WOZ value in Stationsgebied is €553,000, 77% higher than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 39% in Groningen. 60% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€553,000
▲77% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▲19 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼34 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (19%)
Average WOZ value
€553,000
▲77% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Groningen (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
60%
▲19 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼34 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2021 and 2025, to €553,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€553,000▲ 77% above Groningen
+24% 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: ~€421 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€421/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
193 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €553,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€158NL median
Property tax (OZB)€75€49
Water board levy€47–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€263
Maintenance reserve€246–
Buildings insurance€17–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 266th 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 193 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €553,000.
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
Stationsgebied has the highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Centrum.
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: €553,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Stationsgebied
553,000
92
–
Binnenstad-Noord
298,000
2,576
–
Binnenstad-Zuid
275,000
4,090
–
Binnenstad-Oost
253,000
2,771
–
Binnenstad-West
286,000
1,069
–
Noorderplantsoen
166,000
0
–
Hortusbuurt-Ebbingekwartier
291,000
3,391
–
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 60% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied60%
Private rent40%
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
95% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes5%
Multi-family homes95%
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 between 1992 and 2005, against 10% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 19458.6%
1975-199121.5%
1992-200569.9%
Explanation
Based on 93 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
More registered crime per resident than the Groningen average.
In 2025, 828 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Stationsgebied, 13.6 times as high as in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 21%, 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
828
▲14 times as high as Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+21%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary
10
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
828
▲14 times as high as Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+21%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary
10
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Stationsgebied registered 828 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Stationsgebied828
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 Stationsgebied is 'Theft and burglary': 643.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
StationsgebiedGroningen
Theft and burglary643.4
Groningen 34.7▲ +1754% vs Groningen
Violence and threats67.9
Groningen 5.9▲ +1051% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order52.8
Groningen 6.5▲ +712% vs Groningen
Other and withheld37.7
Groningen 2.3▲ +1539% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams13.2
Groningen 4.5▲ +193% vs Groningen
Traffic13.2
Groningen 6.5▲ +103% 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 Stationsgebied registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 5 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 71% of adults in Stationsgebied rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Groningen. More adults feel lonely (65% against 50%), more smoke (25% against 21%), more meet the physical activity guideline (60% against 57%) and more report anxiety or depression (52% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Stationsgebied, covering 47% of the area, against 21% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
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Lonely
65%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Traffic, share of the area
40%
▲36 percentage points higher than Groningen (4%)
Built-up, share of the area
47%
▲26 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Lonely
65%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Smokes
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼52 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Traffic, share of the area
40%
▲36 percentage points higher than Groningen (4%)
Built-up, share of the area
47%
▲26 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Health
An estimated 71% 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
71.3%
74.7%
Smokes
25.4%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
8.6%
7.5%
Overweight
40.1%
41.2%
Lonely
65.1%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.6%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
59.8%
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.
Traffic40%
Built-up46.7%
Water13.3%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
5.7
GP practices
–
2.5
Daycares
–
3.6
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.
Stationsgebied has 530 inhabitants (2026), or 4,139 per km² (3.1 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 66%, 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
+66%
▲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
+23%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Never married
56%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
European origin (not Dutch)
75%
▲64 percentage points higher than Groningen (11%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+66%
▲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
+23%
▲higher than Groningen (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
25%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Never married
56%
▼11 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
European origin (not Dutch)
75%
▲64 percentage points higher than Groningen (11%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 66% between 2021 and 2026, to 530.
Residents, 2026
530
+66% since 2021
Groningen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,139 residents per km², this buurt is 3.1 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²4,139
Dwellings per km²707.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.4 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 25 and 45.
0 to 1570
15 to 25110
25 to 45130
45 to 65125
65 to 8070
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married300
Married165
Divorced50
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have European origin (outside the Netherlands).
Netherlands115
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)400
Outside Europe15
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
Stationsgebied has an average of 0.3 cars per household, 57% lower than 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
18%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (27%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
18%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼57% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
41%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
64%
▼25 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
Office, share of addresses
21%
▲20 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Residents per km²
4,139
▲7.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
40%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
95%
▲58 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼9 percentage points lower than Groningen (27%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
18%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
18%
▲9 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.3
▼57% lower than Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
41%
▲12 percentage points higher than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
64%
▼25 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
Office, share of addresses
21%
▲20 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (1%)
Residents per km²
4,139
▲7.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
40%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
95%
▲58 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
41% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol59.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)40.9%
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 33% to 41% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
41%▲ 12 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, 110 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars110
Motorcycles5
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
64% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (21%).
Residential64.1%
Retail5.5%
Office20.7%
Assembly0.7%
Industrial0.7%
Lodging1.4%
Other6.9%
Explanation
Based on 145 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
5% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings5%
NL 63%▼ −92% vs NL
Residents per km²4,139
NL 539▲ +668% vs NL
Private rent40%
NL 14%▲ +186% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings95%
NL 37%▲ +157% vs NL
Average WOZ value€553,000
NL €398,000▲ +39% 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