Imofolio
Sign inGet started for free

Groningen province · report

New homes in Groningen province

12.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
2,313
Per 1,000 residents
3.8

Homes licensed for construction in Groningen province

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

  • Groningen province
  • Ten-year average
Show the numbers
PeriodGroningen province
Sep 20262,313
Aug 20262,399
Jul 20262,431
Jun 20262,613
May 20262,581
Apr 20262,659
Mar 20262,840
Feb 20262,610
Jan 20262,710
Dec 20252,792
Nov 20252,687
Oct 20252,638
Sep 20252,620
Aug 20252,664
Jul 20252,631
Jun 20252,543
May 20252,637
Apr 20252,453
Mar 20252,186
Feb 20252,292
Jan 20252,377
Dec 20242,275
Nov 20242,257
Oct 20242,156
Sep 20242,174
Aug 20242,070
Jul 20242,216
Jun 20242,075
May 20242,088
Apr 20242,099
Mar 20242,128
Feb 20242,202
Jan 20242,039
Dec 20232,452
Nov 20232,344
Oct 20232,534
Sep 20232,406
Aug 20232,468
Jul 20232,422
Jun 20232,498
May 20232,363
Apr 20232,400
Mar 20232,436
Feb 20232,548
Jan 20232,571
Dec 20222,773
Nov 20222,805
Oct 20222,938
Sep 20223,209
Aug 20223,076
Jul 20223,083
Jun 20222,959
May 20223,019
Apr 20223,210
Mar 20223,404
Feb 20223,187
Jan 20223,445
Dec 20212,901
Nov 20212,989
Oct 20212,960
Sep 20212,863
Aug 20212,890
Jul 20212,818
Jun 20213,171
May 20213,202
Apr 20213,033
Mar 20212,878
Feb 20213,088
Jan 20212,999
Dec 20203,148
Nov 20203,174
Oct 20203,063
Sep 20203,193
Aug 20203,054
Jul 20203,055
Jun 20202,812
May 20202,800
Apr 20202,872
Mar 20202,796
Feb 20202,538
Jan 20202,449
Dec 20192,343
Nov 20192,271
Oct 20192,288
Sep 20192,244
Aug 20192,375
Jul 20192,407
Jun 20192,315
May 20192,401
Apr 20192,430
Mar 20192,566
Feb 20193,412
Jan 20193,486
Dec 20183,397
Nov 20183,868
Oct 20183,980
Sep 20183,697
Aug 20183,729
Jul 20183,741
Jun 20183,750
May 20183,591
Apr 20183,508
Mar 20183,322
Feb 20182,642
Jan 20182,615
Dec 20172,662
Nov 20172,292
Oct 20172,075
Sep 20172,106
Aug 20171,986
Jul 20171,913
Jun 20171,961
May 20171,912
Apr 20171,847
Mar 20171,887
Feb 20171,739
Jan 20171,679
Dec 20161,598
Nov 20161,365
Oct 20161,206
Sep 20161,257
Aug 20161,320
Jul 20161,264
Jun 20161,186
May 20161,211
Apr 20161,178
Mar 20161,119
Feb 20161,451
Jan 20161,737
Dec 20151,762

Homes finished and licensed each year in Groningen province

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

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
Show the numbers
YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20252,7492,792
20242,0472,275
20232,2792,452
20223,2052,773
20212,3982,901
20203,1683,148
20192,4012,343
20182,1903,397
20171,7072,662
20161,7381,598
20151,4901,762
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
4.6

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.

Other reports for Groningen province

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs €387,532. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,653 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
22%
Payment, one income
45%

Buy or rent

Figures for Netherlands: Groningen province has no reliable figures of its own.

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
€968
Owning per month
€2,020

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q4 2008.

Deepest fall
−17.7%
Recovery from the low
39 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 1,571 while 2,749 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
2,749
Population change, 2025
−1,571

Empty homes

5.5% of the 296,185 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.

Empty, 2026
5.5%
Empty homes
16,200

Renovation

In 2024, 30% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2024
30%

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €129.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €206.1M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€129.9M
Per resident, 2025
€215