Grou, Leeuwarden
About 5,560 people live in Grou, in 2,715 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 56% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €298,000; 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.3 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Grou a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 56% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 77% |
| Safety and nuisance | 44% |
| Social cohesion | 40% |
| Amenities | 44% |
| Housing stock | 47% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Grou safe?
| All registered crime | 28.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.3 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) | €298,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 63% / 37% |
| Apartments | 13% |
| Households with children | 29% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | €30,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 1.1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 13.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Buitengebied Grou · Jirnsum · Reduzum · Easterlittens · Baard · Húns · Hilaard · Jorwert · Bears · Jellum · Weidum · Mantgum
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00808206. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.