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.
The average WOZ value in Midden-Zuid is €345,000, 10% higher than in Groningen (€313,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 88%, against a rise of 99% in Groningen. 56% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Groningen (41%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€345,000
▲10% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+88%
▼lower than Groningen (+99%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
56%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
21%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (7%)
Average WOZ value
€345,000
▲10% higher than Groningen (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+88%
▼lower than Groningen (+99%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
56%
▲15 percentage points higher than Groningen (41%)
Social housing
21%
▼10 percentage points lower than Groningen (31%)
Private rent
24%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼7 percentage points lower than Groningen (39%)
Built before 1945
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than Groningen (28%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (10%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 88% between 2014 and 2025, to €345,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€345,000▲ 10% above Groningen
+88% 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: ~€257 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€257/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
97 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €345,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Property tax (OZB)€47€30
Water board levy€41–
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 194th 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, €345,000.
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
Midden-Zuid has the 8th-highest WOZ value of the 20 wijken in the municipality of Groningen.
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: €345,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Midden-Zuid
345,000
10,543
–
Centrum
282,000
13,990
–
Oud-Zuid
279,000
12,119
–
Oud-West
309,000
7,810
–
Oud-Noord
249,000
10,853
–
Oud-Oost
265,000
7,812
–
Zuidoost
370,000
1,851
–
Zuidwest
334,000
6,120
–
Hoogkerk e.o.
358,000
4,800
–
Nieuw-West
295,000
9,059
–
Nieuw-Noord
245,000
10,160
–
Noordoost
284,000
7,636
–
Nieuw-Oost
319,000
7,570
–
Meerdorpen
426,000
448
–
Meerstad e.o.
615,000
1,400
–
Ten Boer e.o.
301,000
2,635
–
Ten Post e.o.
268,000
700
–
Haren-West e.o.
512,000
6,117
–
Haren-Oost e.o.
397,000
2,280
–
Glimmen-Onnen-Noordlaren
625,000
1,125
–
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 56% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied56%
Social housing21%
Private rent24%
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
68% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes32%
Multi-family homes68%
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
28% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 13% in the municipality of Groningen.
Before 194520.2%
1945-196428.3%
1965-197415%
1975-199116.8%
1992-20055.2%
2006-20154.5%
2016 and later10%
Explanation
Based on 10,827 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, 42 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Midden-Zuid, 31% lower than in Groningen (61). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 11%, 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
42
▼31% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+11%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼30% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
42
▼31% lower than Groningen (61)
Change since 2021
+11%
▼lower than Groningen (+24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼30% lower than Groningen (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Midden-Zuid registered 42 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 61 in the municipality of Groningen.
Midden-Zuid42
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 Midden-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 18.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.7 in the municipality of Groningen.
Midden-ZuidGroningen
Theft and burglary18.7
Groningen 34.7▼ −46% vs Groningen
Fraud and scams5.9
Groningen 4.5▲ +31% vs Groningen
Vandalism and public order5.3
Groningen 6.5▼ −18% vs Groningen
Traffic5.2
Groningen 6.5▼ −20% vs Groningen
Violence and threats4.4
Groningen 5.9▼ −25% vs Groningen
Other and withheld2.2
Groningen 2.3≈ 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 Midden-Zuid registered 92 traffic accidents, of which 33 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 above the Groningen average; green space is above the Groningen average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Midden-Zuid rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Groningen. Fewer adults smoke (18% against 21%), fewer report anxiety or depression (47% against 50%), fewer drink excessively (6% against 8%) and fewer feel lonely (48% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Midden-Zuid, covering 73% of the area, against 21% in Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 14% in Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Smokes
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲52 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼49 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than Groningen (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (14%)
More figures
Smokes
18%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (21%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (50%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
73%
▲52 percentage points higher than Groningen (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
3%
▼49 percentage points lower than Groningen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲8 percentage points higher than Groningen (6%)
Health
An estimated 77% 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
76.7%
74.7%
Smokes
17.9%
21.4%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
7.5%
Overweight
42%
41.2%
Lonely
47.9%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.3%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.3%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Groningen.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up73.1%
Other built-up3%
Recreation13.9%
Agriculture2.5%
Forest and nature1.6%
Water1.1%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Groningen.
Midden-Zuid has 20,035 inhabitants (2026), or 4,615 per km² (3.5 times as high as in Groningen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 20%, 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
-20%
▼lower than Groningen (+23%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-17%
▼lower than Groningen (+29%)
Aged 25 to 45
32%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
63%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Groningen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-20%
▼lower than Groningen (+23%)
Turnout, municipality of Groningen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-17%
▼lower than Groningen (+29%)
Aged 25 to 45
32%
▲1 percentage point higher than Groningen (31%)
Never married
63%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (67%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (70%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲11 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 shrank 20% between 2014 and 2026, to 20,035.
Residents, 2026
20,035
-20% since 2014
Groningen +23%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,615 residents per km², this wijk is 3.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Groningen.
Residents per km²4,615
Dwellings per km²2,429.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.9 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
32% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 152,495
15 to 252,755
25 to 456,325
45 to 654,535
65 to 802,865
80 and over1,060
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
63% of residents are never married.
Never married12,595
Married5,180
Divorced1,510
Widowed750
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
74% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands14,720
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,980
Outside Europe3,335
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
56% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,610
Higher professional, university8,530
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
Midden-Zuid has an average of 0.7 cars per household, about the same as in Groningen (0.7). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Groningen (29%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Groningen (1%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
68%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Groningen (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Groningen (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Groningen (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as Groningen (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼5 percentage points lower than Groningen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▲higher than Groningen (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼4 percentage points lower than Groningen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Groningen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Groningen (1%)
Single-family dwellings
32%
▼31 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
68%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 715 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie155
Handel en horeca235
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie210
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed115
Zakelijke dienstverlening715
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg595
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Groningen (2025).
Petrol76.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.9%
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 20% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 5 percentage points below Groningen (29%)
+4 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, 7,595 passenger cars and 460 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars7,595
Motorcycles460
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
85% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (1.0%).
Residential85.4%
Retail1%
Office1%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other11.5%
Explanation
Based on 12,684 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
4,615 residents per km²: 8.6 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,615
NL 539▲ +756% vs NL
Single-family dwellings32%
NL 63%▼ −49% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings68%
NL 37%▲ +84% vs NL
Private rent24%
NL 14%▲ +71% vs NL
Social housing21%
NL 28%▼ −25% 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