The population is shrinking, while it grows in Midden-Groningen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
Homes cost more than the Midden-Groningen average.
The average WOZ value in Kropswolde is €417,000, 41% higher than in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 57%, the same as in Midden-Groningen. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 23 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€417,000
▲41% 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
85%
▲23 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
10%
▼19 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
Built 1975–1991
32%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Average WOZ value
€417,000
▲41% 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
85%
▲23 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
10%
▼19 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
4%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
Built 1975–1991
32%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 57% between 2021 and 2025, to €417,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€417,000▲ 41% 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: ~€489 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€489/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
248 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €417,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€151NL median
Property tax (OZB)€60€37
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€338
Maintenance reserve€316–
Buildings insurance€22–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 314th 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 248 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €417,000.
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
Kropswolde has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Kropswolde.
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: €417,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kropswolde
417,000
158
–
Meerwijck
771,000
419
–
Kropswolde Recreatiegebied
308,000
107
–
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 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Social housing10%
Private rent4%
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
56% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Before 194555.7%
1945-19643.8%
1965-19743.8%
1975-199131.6%
1992-20051.9%
2006-20151.9%
2016 and later1.3%
Explanation
Based on 158 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 Midden-Groningen average.
In 2025, 39 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kropswolde, 26% higher than in Midden-Groningen (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 29%, 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
39
▲26% higher than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
+29%
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
39
▲26% higher than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
+29%
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kropswolde registered 39 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Kropswolde39
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.
The largest category in Kropswolde is 'Theft and burglary': 14.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.8 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
KropswoldeMidden-Groningen
Theft and burglary14.1
Midden-Groningen 12.8▲ +10% vs Midden-Groningen
Violence and threats8.5
Midden-Groningen 3.9▲ +118% vs Midden-Groningen
Vandalism and public order5.6
Midden-Groningen 4.2▲ +33% vs Midden-Groningen
Traffic5.6
Midden-Groningen 4.6▲ +22% vs Midden-Groningen
Fraud and scams2.8
Midden-Groningen 3.7▼ −24% vs Midden-Groningen
Other and withheld2.8
Midden-Groningen 1.2▲ +133% vs Midden-Groningen
Environmental0.0
Midden-Groningen 0.3≈ Midden-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 Kropswolde registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 78% of adults in Kropswolde rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 43%), but fewer feel lonely (43% against 49%), fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 44%) and fewer smoke (14% against 19%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Kropswolde, covering 78% 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)
78%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Overweight
53%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Traffic, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Built-up, share of the area
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Lonely
43%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Overweight
53%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Traffic, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Built-up, share of the area
10%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
77.7%
69.3%
Smokes
14.4%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.7%
Overweight
52.7%
58.4%
Lonely
42.7%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.6%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.6%
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.
Traffic5.9%
Built-up10.3%
Other built-up1.5%
Agriculture77.9%
Forest and nature4.4%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,800 m
–
GP practice
2,800 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
1,000 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 shrinking, while it grows in Midden-Groningen.
Kropswolde has 355 inhabitants (2026), or 532 per km² (2.4 times as high as in Midden-Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼lower 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
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Never married
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
61%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower 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
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Never married
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
61%
▲13 percentage points 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 shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 355.
Residents, 2026
355
-1% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 532 residents per km², this buurt is 2.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Residents per km²532
Dwellings per km²235.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1540
15 to 2540
25 to 4570
45 to 65115
65 to 8070
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married160
Married150
Divorced30
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands320
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
61% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4140
Higher professional, university90
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
Kropswolde has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (18%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (18%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲33% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (1%)
Private rent
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).
Petrol69.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30.6%
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 27% to 31% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 245 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars245
Motorcycles40
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (9%).
Residential89.8%
Retail1.7%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial8.5%
Lodging0.6%
Education0.6%
Other2.8%
Explanation
Based on 176 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%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% 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