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 lower.
Homes cost more than the Midden-Groningen average.
The average WOZ value in Meerwijck is €771,000, 2.6 times as high as in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 52%, against a rise of 57% in Midden-Groningen. 99% of the homes are owner-occupied, 37 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€771,000
▲2.6 times as high as Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+52%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲37 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲21 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1975–1991
46%
▲27 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼14 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Average WOZ value
€771,000
▲2.6 times as high as Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+52%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲37 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲21 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1975–1991
46%
▲27 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1965–1974
5%
▼14 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 52% between 2021 and 2025, to €771,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€771,000▲ 2.6 times as high as Midden-Groningen
+52% 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: ~€518 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€518/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
223 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €771,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€213NL median
Property tax (OZB)€111€68
Water board levy€54–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€305
Maintenance reserve€285–
Buildings insurance€20–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 323rd 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 223 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €771,000.
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
Meerwijck has the 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: €771,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Meerwijck
771,000
419
–
Kropswolde
417,000
158
–
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 99% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied99%
Private rent1%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
48% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 15% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
1965-19745.3%
1975-199146.1%
1992-200548%
2006-20150.2%
2016 and later0.5%
Explanation
Based on 419 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, 5 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Meerwijck, 84% lower than in Midden-Groningen (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 71%, 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
5
▼84% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
-71%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.8
▲2.4 times as high as Midden-Groningen (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
5
▼84% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
-71%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.8
▲2.4 times as high as Midden-Groningen (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Meerwijck registered 5 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Meerwijck5
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 Meerwijck is 'Theft and burglary': 4.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.8 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
MeerwijckMidden-Groningen
Theft and burglary4.3
Midden-Groningen 12.8▼ −66% vs Midden-Groningen
Violence and threats1.1
Midden-Groningen 3.9▼ −72% vs Midden-Groningen
Vandalism and public order0.0
Midden-Groningen 4.2▼ −100% vs Midden-Groningen
Fraud and scams0.0
Midden-Groningen 3.7▼ −100% vs Midden-Groningen
Traffic0.0
Midden-Groningen 4.6▼ −100% vs Midden-Groningen
Environmental0.0
Midden-Groningen 0.3≈ Midden-Groningen
Other and withheld0.0
Midden-Groningen 1.2▼ −100% vs 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 Meerwijck registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
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 83% of adults in Meerwijck rate their own health as good, 14 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (31% against 44%), fewer are overweight (46% against 58%) and fewer feel lonely (37% against 49%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (56% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Meerwijck, covering 35% of the area, against 7% in Midden-Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 8% in Midden-Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲14 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
31%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Overweight
46%
▼12 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Lonely
37%
▼12 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
32%
▼43 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
35%
▲28 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Water, share of the area
25%
▲19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲14 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
31%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Overweight
46%
▼12 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Lonely
37%
▼12 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Agriculture, share of the area
32%
▼43 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
35%
▲28 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Water, share of the area
25%
▲19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Health
An estimated 83% 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
83.4%
69.3%
Smokes
8%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.7%
Overweight
45.8%
58.4%
Lonely
36.9%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
30.8%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
55.7%
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
6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up34.8%
Agriculture31.8%
Forest and nature6.1%
Water25%
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 1400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,200 m
–
GP practice
3,200 m
–
Primary school
1,400 m
–
Daycare
1,400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.2
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.
Meerwijck has 940 inhabitants (2026), or 948 per km² (4.3 times as high as in Midden-Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 5%, 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
-5%
▼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
36%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Married
56%
▲16 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (40%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲34 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-5%
▼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
36%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Married
56%
▲16 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (40%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲34 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 940.
Residents, 2026
940
-5% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 948 residents per km², this buurt is 4.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Residents per km²948
Dwellings per km²423.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1595
15 to 2585
25 to 4595
45 to 65335
65 to 80275
80 and over55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are married.
Never married310
Married520
Divorced55
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands830
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe55
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, mbo180
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4230
Higher professional, university400
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
Meerwijck has an average of 1.7 cars per household, 42% higher than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 39% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 16 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
43%
▲23 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲42% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
39%
▲16 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Average WOZ value
€771,000
▲94% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
948
▲76% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
43%
▲23 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
7%
▼12 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.7
▲42% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
39%
▲16 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Average WOZ value
€771,000
▲94% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Residents per km²
948
▲76% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
99%
▲42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening65
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
39% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).
Petrol60.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)39.3%
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 29% to 39% 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, 700 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars700
Motorcycles45
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (0.2%).
Residential98.8%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging0.2%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 424 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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Average WOZ value€771,000
NL €398,000▲ +94% vs NL
Residents per km²948
NL 539▲ +76% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings99%
NL 57%▲ +74% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% 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