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New homes in Groningen

50.1% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
657
Per 1,000 residents
2.7

Homes licensed for construction in Groningen

Dwellings in new buildings granted a permit over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Groningen
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodGroningen
Sep 2026657
Aug 2026763
Jul 2026762
Jun 2026963
May 2026998
Apr 2026985
Mar 20261,261
Feb 20261,242
Jan 20261,260
Dec 20251,261
Nov 20251,315
Oct 20251,252
Sep 20251,172
Aug 20251,152
Jul 20251,153
Jun 20251,061
May 20251,116
Apr 20251,049
Mar 2025791
Feb 2025821
Jan 2025753
Dec 2024754
Nov 2024605
Oct 2024599
Sep 2024558
Aug 2024410
Jul 2024457
Jun 2024329
May 2024170
Apr 2024200
Mar 2024287
Feb 2024398
Jan 2024430
Dec 2023825
Nov 2023846
Oct 2023959
Sep 2023955
Aug 20231,157
Jul 20231,179
Jun 20231,231
May 20231,268
Apr 20231,258
Mar 20231,152
Feb 20231,149
Jan 20231,137
Dec 20221,308
Nov 20221,293
Oct 20221,301
Sep 20221,586
Aug 20221,392
Jul 20221,377
Jun 20221,324
May 20221,426
Apr 20221,527
Mar 20221,582
Feb 20221,454
Jan 20221,626
Dec 20211,068
Nov 20211,185
Oct 20211,323
Sep 20211,203
Aug 20211,235
Jul 20211,210
Jun 20211,563
May 20211,494
Apr 20211,459
Mar 20211,507
Feb 20211,583
Jan 20211,662
Dec 20201,793
Nov 20201,807
Oct 20201,691
Sep 20201,690
Aug 20201,649
Jul 20201,655
Jun 20201,362
May 20201,371
Apr 20201,447
Mar 20201,414
Feb 20201,377
Jan 20201,255
Dec 20191,215
Nov 20191,154
Oct 20191,188
Sep 20191,262
Aug 20191,357
Jul 20191,373
Jun 20191,310
May 20191,540
Apr 20191,508
Mar 20191,667
Feb 20192,520
Jan 20192,563
Dec 20182,494
Nov 20182,926
Oct 20183,085
Sep 20182,845
Aug 20182,854
Jul 20182,855
Jun 20182,858
May 20182,681
Apr 20182,663
Mar 20182,433
Feb 20181,677
Jan 20181,606
Dec 20171,648
Nov 20171,373
Oct 20171,031
Sep 20171,086
Aug 2017997
Jul 2017997
Jun 20171,112
May 20171,071
Apr 2017981
Mar 20171,078
Feb 20171,015
Jan 20171,073
Dec 20161,024
Nov 2016792
Oct 2016795
Sep 2016852
Aug 2016877
Jul 2016825
Jun 2016740
May 2016689
Apr 2016666
Mar 2016608
Feb 2016846
Jan 2016724
Dec 2015731

Homes finished and licensed each year in Groningen

Homes completed (columns) against homes granted a permit (line), each year since 2015. CBS.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20259681,261
2024610754
20231,156825
20221,3871,308
20211,1261,068
20202,0141,793
20191,7351,215
20181,0412,494
20179771,648
20168991,024
2015797731
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
4.0

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. CBS counts permits from the buildings register (BAG) by the month they are registered, so a large plan registered at once shows as one month's spike.

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Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs €396,626. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,692 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.

Payment, two incomes
25%
Payment, one income
50%

Buy or rent

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
€800
Owning per month
€1,671

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in 2007.

Deepest fall
−10.5%
Recovery from the low
36 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 15 while 968 homes were finished: 0.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.0
Population change, 2025
+15

Empty homes

5.0% of the 125,820 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.

Empty, 2026
5.0%
Empty homes
6,310

Renovation

In 2024, 50% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2024
50%