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Living in Hoogkerk e.o.

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Groningen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Groningen, and registered crime per resident is lower.

11,550 residents, 4,800 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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Compared with the municipality of Groningen · newest year available

Location

© Kadaster / PDOK, CBS

Neighbourhoods

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Groningen average.

The average WOZ value in Hoogkerk e.o. is €358,000, 14% higher than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 83%, against a rise of 99% in Groningen. 68% of the homes are owner-occupied, 27 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €358,000
    14% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +83%
    lower than Groningen (+99%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    68%
    27 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
  • Social housing
    27%
    4 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    23 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    88%
    49 percentage points higher than Groningen (39%)
  • Built before 1945
    13%
    15 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    1%
    9 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    14%
    5 percentage points lower than Groningen (19%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 83% between 2014 and 2025, to €358,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€358,00014% above Groningen
  • +83% since 2014
  • Groningen +99%
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: ~€260 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€260/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 97 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €358,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€49€31
  • Water board levy€42–
  • Waste levy€22€27
  • Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€133
  • Maintenance reserve€124–
  • Buildings insurance€9–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 202nd 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 97 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €358,000.
  • 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 e.o. has the 7th-highest WOZ value of the 20 wijken in the municipality of Groningen.

Netherlands€398,000
Groningen€313,000
Meerstad e.o.€615,000
Haren-West e.o.€512,000
Meerdorpen€426,000
Haren-Oost e.o.€397,000
Zuidoost€370,000
Hoogkerk e.o.€358,000

Midden-Zuid€345,000
Zuidwest€334,000
Nieuw-Oost€319,000
Oud-West€309,000
Ten Boer e.o.€301,000
Nieuw-West€295,000
Noordoost€284,000
Centrum€282,000
Oud-Zuid€279,000
Ten Post e.o.€268,000
Oud-Oost€265,000
Oud-Noord€249,000
Nieuw-Noord€245,000
Explanation

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: €358,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Hoogkerk e.o.358,0004,800–
Centrum282,00013,990–
Oud-Zuid279,00012,119–
Oud-West309,0007,810–
Oud-Noord249,00010,853–
Oud-Oost265,0007,812–
Zuidoost370,0001,851–
Midden-Zuid345,00010,543–
Zuidwest334,0006,120–
Nieuw-West295,0009,059–
Nieuw-Noord245,00010,160–
Noordoost284,0007,636–
Nieuw-Oost319,0007,570–
Meerdorpen426,000448–
Meerstad e.o.615,0001,400–
Ten Boer e.o.301,0002,635–
Ten Post e.o.268,000700–
Haren-West e.o.512,0006,117–
Haren-Oost e.o.397,0002,280–
Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren625,0001,125–
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 68% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied68%
  • Social housing27%
  • 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

88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes88%
  • Multi-family homes12%
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

38% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 10% in the municipality of Groningen.

  • Before 194512.6%
  • 1945-196414.8%
  • 1965-19749.6%
  • 1975-199114.4%
  • 1992-200538.4%
  • 2006-20159.4%
  • 2016 and later1%
Explanation

Based on 4,844 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, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hoogkerk e.o., 59% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, 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
    25
    59% lower than Groningen (61)
  • Change since 2021
    +2%
    lower than Groningen (+24%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.8
    40% lower than Groningen (3.0)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Hoogkerk e.o. registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.

Hoogkerk e.o.25
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Hoogkerk e.o. registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2559% below Groningen
  • +2% since 2021
  • Groningen +24%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Hoogkerk e.o. is 'Traffic': 6.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.5 in the municipality of Groningen.

Hoogkerk e.o.Groningen
  • Traffic6.2
  • Theft and burglary4.6
  • Vandalism and public order4.6
  • Fraud and scams4.2
  • Violence and threats3.7
  • Other and withheld1.4
  • Environmental0.1
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.8 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 3.0 in the municipality of Groningen.

Hoogkerk e.o.1.81
The municipality of Groningen3.03
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Hoogkerk e.o. registered 74 traffic accidents, of which 22 with injury and 1 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.

An estimated 74% of adults in Hoogkerk e.o. rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Groningen. More adults are overweight (53% against 41%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 57%), fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 50%) and fewer smoke (17% against 21%).

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    74%
    1 percentage point lower than Groningen (75%)
  • More figures
  • Overweight
    53%
    12 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    47%
    10 percentage points lower than Groningen (57%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    43%
    7 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
  • Smokes
    17%
    4 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)

Health

An estimated 74% 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
73.7%
74.7%
Smokes
16.8%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
7.5%
Overweight
52.9%
41.2%
Lonely
46%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.8%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.8%
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

04 · Residents

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Groningen.

Hoogkerk e.o. has 11,550 inhabitants (2026), or 921 per km² (30% lower than in Groningen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 27%, against a rise of 23% 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 2014
    -27%
    lower than Groningen (+23%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Groningen
    81%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    -21%
    lower than Groningen (+29%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    29%
    9 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
  • Never married
    53%
    14 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
  • Dutch origin
    82%
    12 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    24%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population shrank 27% between 2014 and 2026, to 11,550.

Residents, 2026
11,550
  • -27% since 2014
  • Groningen +23%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 921 residents per km², this wijk is 30% less densely populated than the municipality of Groningen.

Residents per km²921
Dwellings per km²382.8

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 11.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.6 died per 1,000.

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

30% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 151,975
  • 15 to 251,470
  • 25 to 452,655
  • 45 to 653,410
  • 65 to 801,555
  • 80 and over495

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

53% of residents are never married.

  • Never married6,110
  • Married4,230
  • Divorced695
  • Widowed515

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

82% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands9,505
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)455
  • Outside Europe1,590

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

Hoogkerk e.o. has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 43% higher than in Groningen (0.7). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Groningen (29%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    14%
    5 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    12%
    3 percentage points higher than Groningen (9%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    11%
    4 percentage points lower than Groningen (15%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.0
    43% higher than Groningen (0.7)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    22%
    7 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +2 pp
    lower than Groningen (+3 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    87%
    2 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    1%
    about the same as Groningen (1%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    about the same as Groningen (0%)
  • Private rent
    5%
    9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Residents per km²
    921
    71% higher than the Netherlands (539)
  • Single-family dwellings
    88%
    25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 285 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie160
Handel en horeca175
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie145
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed55
Zakelijke dienstverlening285
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg215
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten135

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).

  • Petrol78.3%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.7%
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 20% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
22%7 percentage points below Groningen (29%)
  • +2 pp since 2014
  • Groningen +3 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, 5,130 passenger cars and 390 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars5,130
Motorcycles390
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

87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (2%).

  • Residential87%
  • Retail0.7%
  • Office1.7%
  • Assembly0.6%
  • Healthcare0.1%
  • Industrial1.7%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other8.8%
Explanation

Based on 5,568 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

12% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings12%
  • Private rent5%
  • Residents per km²921
  • Single-family dwellings88%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings68%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Hoogkerk e.o.

Compare the neighbourhoods of Hoogkerk e.o.
De Buitenhof1,505€558,0005
Gravenburg2,090€522,00012
Leegkerk65€416,000–
Bangeweer225€355,00029
Vierverlaten110€300,000–

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

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