Municipality · data to December 2025
House prices in Westerkwartier
Homes in Westerkwartier sold for an average €413,381 in 2025, up 8.7% on the year before. That is higher than in 21% of municipalities.
- Average sale price
- €413,381
- Change in a year
- +8.7%
Westerkwartier: +71.7% in 6 years
Average sale price per existing home, by year
- Westerkwartier
- Groningen province
- Netherlands
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| Year | Westerkwartier | Groningen province | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €413,381 | €371,220 | €479,527 |
| 2024 | €380,286 | €339,874 | €450,985 |
| 2023 | €343,694 | €313,679 | €416,153 |
| 2022 | €349,610 | €319,184 | €428,591 |
| 2021 | €303,468 | €283,578 | €386,714 |
| 2020 | €274,333 | €241,080 | €334,488 |
| 2019 | €240,808 | €219,283 | €307,978 |
Reports for Westerkwartier
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the average sale price, a home costs €413,381. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,763 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
- €805
- Owning per month
- €1,742
44.9% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 343
- Per 1,000 residents
- 5.3
In 2025 the population grew by 226 while 171 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +226
3.0% of the 28,340 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.0%
- Empty homes
- 855
In 2024, 9% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 9%
Other municipalities in Groningen province
Average price
- €700,000 and over
- €550,000 to €700,000
- €450,000 to €550,000
- €400,000 to €450,000
- €350,000 to €400,000
- Under €350,000
- No published price
| Municipality | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Westerkwartier | €413,381 | +8.7% |
| Groningen | €396,626 | +6.2% |
| Westerwolde | €374,010 | +11.1% |
| Midden-Groningen | €368,812 | +13.2% |
| Het Hogeland | €356,956 | +16.9% |
| Oldambt | €327,766 | +10.7% |
| Stadskanaal | €325,508 | +6.1% |
| Eemsdelta | €319,269 | +9.4% |
| Veendam | €316,312 | +12.0% |
| Pekela | €288,273 | +15.1% |