Het Hogeland · report
Empty homes in Het Hogeland
6.7% of the 23,275 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.7%
- Empty homes
- 1,555
Empty homes in Het Hogeland, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
- Het Hogeland
- Groningen province
- Netherlands
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| Year | Het Hogeland | Groningen province | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.7% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Het Hogeland | 6.7% |
| Groningen province | 5.5% |
| Netherlands | 4.5% |
CBS counts a dwelling in the buildings register as unoccupied when nobody is registered in the population register as living there on 1 January: empty, between occupants, being renovated, or used otherwise, such as a second home, a holiday let or an office. It is a register count each year from 2012, not a census.
Other reports for Het Hogeland
At the average sale price, a home costs €356,956. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,523 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
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 38%
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
- €779
- Owning per month
- €1,504
14.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 262
- Per 1,000 residents
- 5.4
In 2025 the population fell by 105 while 362 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 362
- Population change, 2025
- −105
In 2024, 31% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 31%