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Living in Froombosch

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.

820 residents, 369 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 Froombosch is €362,000, 23% higher than in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2018 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 84%, against a rise of 93% in Midden-Groningen. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €362,000
    23% higher than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2018
    +84%
    lower than Midden-Groningen (+93%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    83%
    21 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
  • Social housing
    13%
    16 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    97%
    18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    8%
    11 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    22%
    9 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (13%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    9%
    6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 84% between 2018 and 2025, to €362,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€362,00023% above Midden-Groningen
  • +84% since 2018
  • Midden-Groningen +93%
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: ~€339 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€339/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 144 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €362,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€52€32
  • Water board levy€42–
  • Waste levy€29€27
  • Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€197
  • Maintenance reserve€184–
  • Buildings insurance€13–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 312th 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 144 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €362,000.
  • 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

Froombosch has the 8th-highest WOZ value of the 21 wijken in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Netherlands€398,000
Kropswolde€616,000
Eemskanaal-Zuid€431,000
Kiel-Windeweer€377,000
Kalkwijk€376,000
Schildwolde€372,000
Froombosch€362,000

Hellum€358,000
Meeden€324,000
Kolham€321,000
Noordbroek€313,000
Siddeburen€309,000
Zuidbroek€307,000
Slochteren€298,000
Sappemeer€279,000
Muntendam€262,000
Foxhol€218,000
Hoogezand-Zuid€210,000
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: €362,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Froombosch362,000369–
Foxham en Hoogezand-Noord232,0003,858–
Hoogezand-Zuid210,0005,508–
Kalkwijk376,0001,644–
Sappemeer279,0003,813–
Kiel-Windeweer377,000362–
Kropswolde616,000693–
Foxhol218,000448–
Westerbroek en Waterhuizen356,000392–
Harkstede, Scharmer en Woudbloem421,0001,532–
Kolham321,000602–
Slochteren298,0001,080–
Schildwolde372,000709–
Hellum358,000244–
Siddeburen309,0001,495–
Eemskanaal-Zuid431,000352–
Tjuchem en Steendam379,000213–
Muntendam262,0002,282–
Noordbroek313,000829–
Zuidbroek307,0001,631–
Meeden324,000777–
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 83% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied83%
  • Social housing13%
  • 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

97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes97%
  • Multi-family homes3%
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

38% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

  • Before 194537.8%
  • 1945-196421.6%
  • 1965-19747.6%
  • 1975-199115.4%
  • 1992-20059.5%
  • 2006-20156.5%
  • 2016 and later1.6%
Explanation

Based on 370 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, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Froombosch, 48% lower than in Midden-Groningen (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, 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
    16
    48% lower than Midden-Groningen (31)
  • Change since 2021
    -22%
    lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.6
    80% higher than Midden-Groningen (2.0)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Froombosch registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Froombosch16
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, Froombosch registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1648% below Midden-Groningen
  • -22% 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 Froombosch is 'Theft and burglary': 6.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.8 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

FroomboschMidden-Groningen
  • Theft and burglary6.1
  • Fraud and scams3.6
  • Traffic3.6
  • Vandalism and public order1.2
  • Violence and threats1.2
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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: 3.6 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.0 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Froombosch3.61
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 Froombosch registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 74% of adults in Froombosch rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 49%), fewer smoke (15% against 19%), fewer are overweight (54% against 58%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Froombosch, covering 88% 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)
    74%
    5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    4%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    43%
    6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
  • Smokes
    15%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    41%
    3 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    88%
    13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (75%)
  • Water, share of the area
    1%
    5 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    3%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (7%)

Health

An estimated 74% 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
74.1%
69.3%
Smokes
14.9%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
5.7%
Overweight
54%
58.4%
Lonely
42.9%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.9%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.5%
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.

  • Traffic2.2%
  • Built-up3.2%
  • Other built-up2.2%
  • Recreation1.1%
  • Agriculture87.7%
  • Forest and nature3.1%
  • Water0.6%
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

04 · Residents

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Midden-Groningen.

Froombosch has 820 inhabitants (2026), or 114 per km² (48% lower than in Midden-Groningen). Between 2018 and 2026 the population fell 7%, 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 2018
    -7%
    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%
    lower than Midden-Groningen (+3%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    36%
    7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
  • Married
    50%
    10 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (40%)
  • Dutch origin
    93%
    12 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    52%
    4 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 7% between 2018 and 2026, to 820.

Residents, 2026
820
  • -7% since 2018
  • Midden-Groningen +1%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 114 residents per km², this wijk is 48% less densely populated than the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Residents per km²114
Dwellings per km²51.5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 6.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.

2018
2019
2020
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 1590
  • 15 to 2590
  • 25 to 45160
  • 45 to 65300
  • 65 to 80150
  • 80 and over35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

50% of residents are married.

  • Never married320
  • Married410
  • Divorced55
  • Widowed35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

93% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands765
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
  • Outside Europe35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4340
  • 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

Froombosch has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    26%
    7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (19%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    16%
    4 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (20%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    16%
    2 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (18%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.6
    33% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    28%
    5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2018
    +5 pp
    higher than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    95%
    9 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%)
  • Residents per km²
    114
    79% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Private rent
    4%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Social housing
    13%
    15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).

  • Petrol71.7%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.3%
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 23% to 28% between 2018 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
28%5 percentage points above Midden-Groningen (23%)
  • +5 pp since 2018
  • Midden-Groningen +4 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, 565 passenger cars and 95 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars565
Motorcycles95
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

95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).

  • Residential94.9%
  • Retail1.5%
  • Assembly1%
  • Industrial4.1%
  • Lodging0.3%
  • Other2.3%
Explanation

Based on 390 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

3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings3%
  • Residents per km²114
  • Private rent4%
  • Social housing13%
  • Single-family dwellings97%
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 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Froombosch

Compare the neighbourhoods of Froombosch
Froombosch Buitengebied80€430,000–
Froombosch705€349,00014
Natuurgebied Froombosch40––

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, 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 district.

How we calculate
Living in Froombosch (Midden-Groningen): WOZ, prices & areas