Professorenbuurt, Groningen
About 6,430 people live in Professorenbuurt, in 4,525 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 76% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 65.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €267,000; 29% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.7 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Professorenbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 76% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 61% |
| Safety and nuisance | 14% |
| Social cohesion | 11% |
| Amenities | 93% |
| Housing stock | 3% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Professorenbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 65.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 16.6 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) | €267,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 29% / 71% |
| Apartments | 87% |
| Households with children | 9% |
| Single-person households | 72% |
| Age 65+ | 7% |
| Average income per resident | €28,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Train station | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00140302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.