Dorkwerd, Groningen
About 80 people live in Dorkwerd, in 40 households (CBS 2024).
Liveability is in the top 21% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 62.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €367,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.4 km away, a supermarket 2.4 km and a GP 2.4 km.
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Is Dorkwerd a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 21% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 15% |
| Safety and nuisance | 49% |
| Social cohesion | 71% |
| Amenities | 41% |
| Housing stock | 98% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Dorkwerd safe?
| All registered crime | 62.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 12.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €367,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 24% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 24% |
| Single-person households | 45% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.4 km |
| GP | 2.4 km |
| Primary school | 2.3 km |
| Secondary school | 4.7 km |
| Train station | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | 7.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Groningen
Reitdiep · De Held · Reitdiepswaard · Westpark · Hoendiep · De Suikerzijde-Noord · Vinkhuizen-Zuid · Vinkhuizen-Noord · De Nieuwe Held · De Kring · De Buitenhof · Selwerd
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00140905. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.