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Living in Kolham

The population is growing faster than in Midden-Groningen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, and registered crime per resident is lower.

1,345 residents, 584 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Midden-Groningen average.

The average WOZ value in Kolham is €318,000, 8% higher than in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 57%, the same as in Midden-Groningen. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €318,000
    8% higher than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2021
    +57%
    about the same as Midden-Groningen (+57%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    76%
    14 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
  • Social housing
    22%
    7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    98%
    19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    5%
    10 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    22%
    9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (13%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    13%
    6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 57% between 2021 and 2025, to €318,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€318,0008% above Midden-Groningen
  • +57% since 2021
  • Midden-Groningen +57%
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: ~€347 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€347/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 155 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €318,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€135NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€46€28
  • Water board levy€41–
  • Waste levy€29€27
  • Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€212
  • Maintenance reserve€198–
  • Buildings insurance€14–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 305th 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 155 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €318,000.
  • Levies: Midden-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

Kolham has the highest WOZ value of the 1 buurten in Kolham.

Netherlands€398,000
Kolham€321,000
Kolham€318,000
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: €318,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Kolham318,000584–
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 76% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied76%
  • Social housing22%
  • Private rent3%
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

98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes98%
  • Multi-family homes2%
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

41% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

  • Before 194540.5%
  • 1945-196421.7%
  • 1965-197418.6%
  • 1975-199112.8%
  • 1992-20054.6%
  • 2006-20150.9%
  • 2016 and later0.9%
Explanation

Based on 585 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 Midden-Groningen average.

In 2025, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kolham, 45% lower than in Midden-Groningen (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 26%, against a fall of 19% in Midden-Groningen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    17
    45% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
  • Change since 2021
    -26%
    lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.7
    15% lower than Midden-Groningen (2.0)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Kolham registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Kolham17
The municipality of Midden-Groningen31
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, Kolham registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1745% below Midden-Groningen
  • -26% since 2021
  • Midden-Groningen -19%
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 Kolham is 'Traffic': 7.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.6 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

KolhamMidden-Groningen
  • Traffic7.5
  • Theft and burglary2.2
  • Vandalism and public order2.2
  • Violence and threats1.5
  • Fraud and scams1.5
  • Environmental1.5
  • Other and withheld0.7
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: 1.7 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.0 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Kolham1.71
The municipality of Midden-Groningen2.03
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 Kolham registered 29 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Midden-Groningen average; green space is below the Midden-Groningen average.

An estimated 73% of adults in Kolham rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen. Fewer adults are overweight (55% against 58%), fewer feel lonely (47% against 49%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 44%) and fewer smoke (18% against 19%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Kolham, covering 75% of the area, against 75% in Midden-Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 8% in Midden-Groningen.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    73%
    4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    4%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
  • More figures
  • Overweight
    55%
    3 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
  • Lonely
    47%
    2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    42%
    2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
  • Smokes
    18%
    1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
  • Water, share of the area
    0%
    6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    13%
    6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
  • Traffic, share of the area
    8%
    6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)

Health

An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Midden-Groningen
Good self-rated health
73%
69.3%
Smokes
17.6%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
6.4%
5.7%
Overweight
54.8%
58.4%
Lonely
47%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.3%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
43.9%
43.3%
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

4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

  • Traffic8%
  • Built-up13%
  • Other built-up0.6%
  • Recreation0.6%
  • Agriculture74.9%
  • Forest and nature3%
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 800 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket3,200 m–
GP practice3,400 m–
Primary school900 m–
Daycare800 m–
Large supermarkets–0
GP practices–0
Daycares–0.6
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 Midden-Groningen average.

Kolham has 1,345 inhabitants (2026), or 372 per km² (68% higher than in Midden-Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 1% in Midden-Groningen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Midden-Groningen was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 23% 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
    +3%
    higher than Midden-Groningen (+1%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Midden-Groningen
    75%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +0%
    lower than Midden-Groningen (+2%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    27%
    2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
  • Never married
    49%
    4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
  • Dutch origin
    89%
    8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    49%
    1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (48%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    23%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,345.

Residents, 2026
1,345
  • +3% since 2021
  • Midden-Groningen +1%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 372 residents per km², this buurt is 68% more densely populated than the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Residents per km²372
Dwellings per km²161.3

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 11.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.5 died per 1,000.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

27% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15215
  • 15 to 25130
  • 25 to 45320
  • 45 to 65365
  • 65 to 80260
  • 80 and over55

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

49% of residents are never married.

  • Never married655
  • Married555
  • Divorced80
  • Widowed55

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

88% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,195
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)65
  • Outside Europe90

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1290
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4490
  • Higher professional, university220

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Midden-Groningen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Midden-Groningen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 23% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Midden-GroningenThe Netherlands
D66
12.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.7%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.4%
11.8%
JA21
3.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.9%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
15.3%
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

Kolham has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    25%
    6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (19%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    14%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (18%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    14%
    2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (16%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.4
    17% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    25%
    2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
    +5 pp
    higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    96%
    10 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    4%
    2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (1%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    98%
    35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Residents per km²
    372
    31% lower than the Netherlands (539)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).

  • Petrol74.9%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.1%
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 25% between 2021 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
25%2 percentage points above Midden-Groningen (23%)
  • +5 pp since 2021
  • Midden-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, 835 passenger cars and 120 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars835
Motorcycles120
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

96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).

  • Residential96.1%
  • Retail0.7%
  • Assembly0.8%
  • Industrial3.6%
  • Lodging0.2%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.5%
  • Other1.6%
Explanation

Based on 609 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings2%
  • Private rent3%
  • Single-family dwellings98%
  • Residents per km²372
  • Owner-occupied dwellings76%
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 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen

Other neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen
Kolham Natuurgebied40–
Kolham Buitengebied0–
Kolham Bedrijventerrein0–

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, 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, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in Kolham (Midden-Groningen): WOZ, prices & safety