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Westerkwartier

Groningen · Slightly urban · CBS GM1969

Avg. sale price

€413k

Price Growth YoY

+8.7%

Population

64.841

Westerkwartier is a municipality in Groningen with 64.841 residents, the 66th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €330k, 17% below the national average of €398k. Of its 28.232 homes, 73% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 18 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Groningen province · urbanisation level 4/5

73% owner-occupied · 27% rental

Average income €39.2k · 29.5% higher educated

74% labour participation · 179 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€413k

-14% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€330k

-17% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

73.0%

+28% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

28.232

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €83k (25%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€413k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 78% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 2k since 2019, reaching 65k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
90%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
5 of 6 years had price gains. Best: 15.2% (2022); worst: -1.7% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

73%

Rental

27%

Built before 2000

92%

Household Composition

Single

30.35%

With children

37.24%

Avg size: 2.3
Density: 179 /km²
Population density

179

-67% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
16%
22%
28%
23%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

90.4%

EU / Western background

3.75%

Non-EU background

5.85%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€39k

-7% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.6%

-48% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

74.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

29.5%

Low education

23.5%

Labour participation

74%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

59%

Flexible contract

24%

Self-employed

17%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€190.6k
Poverty rate
1.6%
Cars/household
1.3
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
20.1
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 90% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
5.3
Property damage
3.0
Violent crime
2.0
In 2025: 5.4 theft, 2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

36

Primary schools (PO)

6

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

45

Daycare (KDV)

50

After-school care (BSO)

1.296

KDV child places

29

Avg KDV size
12.5 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.12 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

47%
53%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 47% · 45 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 53% · 50 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

64%
36%
Offers VVE · 64% · 29 locations
No VVE · 36% · 16 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

6.7

-45% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

6.7

-23% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.7 km

+55% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.6 km

+60% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.7 km

Supermarket

1.6 km

Childcare

1.0 km

Primary school

1.0 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

2

Bus stops

306

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
6.7
µg/m³
-5.4 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
6.7
µg/m³
-2.0 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Groningen
Places of Worship (Buildings)
53 total in municipality · 8.17 per 10k residents

Christian churches

52

Mosques

0

Synagogues

1

Temples / other

0

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