de Houtmanstraat 34

A compact apartment on de Houtmanstraat

This two-bedroom apartment in Hoogezand sits in a mixed residential area where life is straightforward. At €210,000, the asking price is 21% below the neighbourhood average of €267,324, which makes it a keen option for a first home or a downsizer. The 53 m² floor area is 39% smaller than the local average, so you get a manageable space. For context, apartments in Midden-Groningen typically sell for around €3,133 per m².

Noorderpark: a mixed, no-frills neighbourhood

Noorderpark is a varied area with a bit of everything, apartments, townhouses, flats, terraced houses, as one resident puts it: “Mixed, like cotton.” Another describes it as a “sober residential area” where the Hoofdstraat can feel like a racetrack and there are no neighbourhood shops for daily groceries. A third simply calls it “Good.” Based on three reviews, the neighbourhood scores a 6.57 out of 10. It's a place where people mostly live alongside each other, with a mix of ages and household types. The neighbourhood Noorderpark has a high proportion of single-person households and a relatively low percentage of families with children.

Daily life on the street

For your daily bread, the nearest supermarket is Jumbo, just under a kilometre away, a ten-minute walk. Aldi and Albert Heijn are also within walking distance. There are several primary schools a couple of streets away: Basisschool De Lichtbron is just around the corner, and CBS Het Galjoen is a five-minute walk. The municipality Midden-Groningen offers basic amenities like a GP practice and a train station within a short distance.

Source

At the time of writing the home is listed only via Makelaar Idee B.V. Groningen | Winschoten | Assen.