Grou, Leeuwarden – “Was very good but no...”

Grou is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Leeuwarden, in the district Grou en omgeving The neighbourhood has a total area of 365 hectares, of which 299 hectares are land and 66 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00808206. The postcode area is 9001AA-9001ZZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.7. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Was very good but nowadays it's going downhill due to various moves of some addresses and replaced by people who, partly due to drug use, make a mess of it, it's not getting any better.'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Grou has 5.505 residents. Of these, 49,7% are men and 50,3% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,7%). The other age groups are 26,7% for '65 years or older', 19,7% for '25 to 45 years', 13,4% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,4% is unmarried, 39,6% is married, 9,5% is divorced and 5,4% is widowed. 4.930 residents originate from the Netherlands, 195 come from Europe and 385 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.635 households in Grou. 38,0% of these are single-person households, 33,0% households without children and 29,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Grou there are 4.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.000, which is €800 (2%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.600, which is €400 (1%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Grou are educated to an intermediate level. 45,8% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 22,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 5.505 residents, around 63% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.468 people. This is 2% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Grou, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.300 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Grou there are 2.660 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €279.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 37% rental homes and 63% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 63% privately owned, 29% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Grou are 1950-1970 (19%) and 1970-1980 (18%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 34 homes for sale in Grou. The most recently listed home is Lyts Blijema 12 by Makelaardij Mid-Fryslân op Funda. Over the past year, 65 homes were sold in Grou. On average, a home was sold within 58 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Grou over the past year was €408.352. This is 46% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €279.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €3.241.

Rental homes

There are 2 homes for rent in Grou. The most recent home is Hoxma 35, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. Over the past year, 31 homes were let in Grou. On average, a listing was let within 28 days.

No recent rental data available for Grou.

Energy

In Grou there are 2.953 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (25%), B (19%) and A (18%). On average, an address in Grou uses 2.450 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.100 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 14% below the national average of 1.280 m³.