The population is growing slower than in Midden-Groningen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost less than the Midden-Groningen average.
The average WOZ value in Westerpark is €244,000, 17% lower than in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 56%, against a rise of 57% in Midden-Groningen. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼17% lower than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+56%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
16%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
20%
▲11 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (13%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Built before 1945
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼17% lower than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+56%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
16%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
20%
▲11 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▼13 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (13%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Built before 1945
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 56% between 2021 and 2025, to €244,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€244,000▼ 17% below Midden-Groningen
+56% 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: ~€276 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€276/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
113 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €244,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€35€21
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€154
Maintenance reserve€144–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 295th 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 113 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €244,000.
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
Westerpark has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Foxham en Hoogezand-Noord.
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: €244,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Westerpark
244,000
501
–
Noorderpark
211,000
1,950
–
Beukemabuurt
109,000
263
–
Oosterpark
331,000
247
–
Martenshoek en Industriegeb. Martenshoek
264,000
387
–
Stadshart-Noord
172,000
260
–
Industriegebied Martenshoek
277,000
250
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing16%
Private rent20%
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
66% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes66%
Multi-family homes34%
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 19% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Before 194523.1%
1945-196420.5%
1965-197418.5%
1975-199129.1%
2006-20158.8%
Explanation
Based on 502 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, 26 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Westerpark, 16% lower than in Midden-Groningen (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 18%, 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
26
▼16% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
-18%
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼16% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
Change since 2021
-18%
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Westerpark registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Westerpark26
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 Westerpark is 'Vandalism and public order': 12.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.2 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
WesterparkMidden-Groningen
Vandalism and public order12.0
Midden-Groningen 4.2▲ +186% vs Midden-Groningen
Theft and burglary3.3
Midden-Groningen 12.8▼ −74% vs Midden-Groningen
Violence and threats3.3
Midden-Groningen 3.9▼ −15% vs Midden-Groningen
Fraud and scams3.3
Midden-Groningen 3.7▼ −11% vs Midden-Groningen
Traffic3.3
Midden-Groningen 4.6▼ −28% vs Midden-Groningen
Other and withheld1.1
Midden-Groningen 1.2▼ −8% 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 Westerpark registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 70% of adults in Westerpark rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Midden-Groningen. More adults feel lonely (51% against 49%), more report anxiety or depression (46% against 44%) and more smoke (20% against 19%), but fewer are overweight (57% against 58%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Westerpark, covering 87% of the area, against 7% 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)
70%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Lonely
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Overweight
57%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
87%
▲80 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼75 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Traffic, share of the area
9%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Lonely
51%
▲2 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Overweight
57%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Built-up, share of the area
87%
▲80 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼75 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Traffic, share of the area
9%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (2%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
69.5%
69.3%
Smokes
19.5%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
5.7%
Overweight
57%
58.4%
Lonely
50.9%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.1%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.1%
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.
Traffic8.7%
Built-up87%
Recreation4.3%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,100 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.6
GP practices
–
2.8
Daycares
–
8.1
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 slower than the Midden-Groningen average.
Westerpark has 935 inhabitants (2026), or 4,124 per km² (18.7 times as high as in Midden-Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, 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
+0%
▼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
+1%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Never married
51%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
78%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower 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
+0%
▼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
+1%
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (22%)
Never married
51%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (45%)
Dutch origin
78%
▼3 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower 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 held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 935.
Residents, 2026
935
+0% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,124 residents per km², this buurt is 19 times as densely populated as the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Residents per km²4,124
Dwellings per km²2,178.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 16.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.9 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 25 and 45.
0 to 15120
15 to 2595
25 to 45250
45 to 65240
65 to 80175
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married475
Married315
Divorced90
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
78% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands730
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)65
Outside Europe135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1210
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4320
Higher professional, university170
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
Westerpark has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 17% lower than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Midden-Groningen (23%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (11%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (11%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).
Petrol80.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.2%
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 16% to 19% 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, 495 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars495
Motorcycles35
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).
Residential87.2%
Retail2.3%
Office2.1%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare1%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other7.8%
Explanation
Based on 576 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
4,124 residents per km²: 7.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,124
NL 539▲ +665% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Average WOZ value€244,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Private rent20%
NL 14%▲ +43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings64%
NL 57%▲ +12% 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