Built between 1945 and 1964: 20%, against 13% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Key figures
Built 1945–1964
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Waterhuizen has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 1 crimes were registered, against 1 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
1
=about the same as 1 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
1
=about the same as 1 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
1 crimes were registered in Waterhuizen in 2025 (1 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
1
same as 1 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Waterhuizen is 'Traffic': 1 in 2025.
Traffic1
Theft and burglary0
Vandalism and public order0
Violence and threats0
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 Waterhuizen registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 3 with injury and none fatal.
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
Green space is above the Midden-Groningen average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in Waterhuizen, covering 33% of the area, against 75% in Midden-Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 13 percentage points above the 8% in Midden-Groningen.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (8%)
Agriculture, share of the area
33%
▼42 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
21%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Traffic, share of the area
17%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (8%)
Agriculture, share of the area
33%
▼42 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
21%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Traffic, share of the area
17%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Land use
21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Traffic16.7%
Built-up14.3%
Agriculture33.3%
Forest and nature21.4%
Water14.3%
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 2900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,300 m
–
GP practice
3,200 m
–
Primary school
2,900 m
–
Daycare
3,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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.
Waterhuizen has 15 inhabitants (2026), or 45 per km² (80% lower than 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
-40%
▼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 25 to 45
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Never married
100%
▲55 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-40%
▼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 25 to 45
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Never married
100%
▲55 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲19 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 40% between 2021 and 2026, to 15.
Residents, 2026
15
-40% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 45 residents per km², this buurt is 80% less densely populated than the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Residents per km²45
Dwellings per km²27.8
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 25 and 45.
25 to 455
45 to 655
65 to 805
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
100% of residents are never married.
Never married15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
100% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 10 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲10 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+33 pp
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
48%
▼38 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
33%
▲27 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Office, share of addresses
19%
▲18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲10 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+33 pp
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
48%
▼38 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
33%
▲27 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Office, share of addresses
19%
▲18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).
Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%
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 0% to 33% 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, 15 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars15
Motorcycles5
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
48% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (33%).
Residential47.6%
Office19%
Industrial33.3%
Other9.5%
Explanation
Based on 21 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
45 residents per km²: 92% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²45
NL 539▼ −92% 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