Buying a home in Houwerzijl, Houwerzijl.
Houwerzijl is a small village where you'll find traditional farmhouses alongside modern homes, most with generous land around them. Your neighbors are likely to be people with deep roots here, families and agricultural workers who know each other well. It's quiet, genuinely so—the kind of place where you hear the wind and birdsong more than traffic. Groningen city is about twenty minutes away by car, which works well if you want countryside calm but need the services and work options of a bigger town.
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What to consider when buying in Houwerzijl
Pros:
- Railway station on the Groningen–Leer line offers direct trains to Groningen city centre (25 minutes) and connections eastward to Germany
- Low property prices compared to Groningen city; detached and semi-detached houses with gardens are the norm here
- Quiet, rural setting with open countryside immediately beyond the village
- Local primary school (Houwerzijl) serves the area; secondary education requires travel to Winsum or Groningen
Cons:
- Car dependency for everyday shopping and services; no supermarket in the village itself
- Infrequent train service (roughly hourly); no bus connections within the village
- Limited social infrastructure: no café culture, no restaurants, minimal evening entertainment
- Winter weather isolation; the polder landscape offers little shelter in storms
Living environment
In line with other neighborhoods in Het Hogeland
- Per 1,000 residents (12 mo)
- 19.78
- Total registered (12 mo)
- 63
- Residential burglary
- 1
- Theft
- 3
- Violence and threats
- 7
- Vandalism and public order
- 7
Indicative, based on registered crimes (police/CBS) over the past twelve months. This is not an official safety rating.
Source: Police/CBS· Figures through August 2026
Finding a home in Houwerzijl
Houwerzijl is a farming village where you'll find older rural homes scattered across open polders—think traditional farmhouses and converted barns rather than suburban terraces. Your neighbours are genuinely rooted here: farmers, small-business owners, people who grew up in this landscape. The silence is real. Winsum, a few kilometres south, gives you a supermarket and café life without forcing you to leave the countryside behind.
Asking prices and sale prices in Houwerzijl
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The wider housing market in Houwerzijl
In Houwerzijl, the real estate market shows notable activity. Homes sold this quarter reached 127, compared to 112 last quarter. The average transaction price rose to 378,000 euros this quarter from 358,000 euros last quarter, with the average transaction price per square meter at 2,942 euros, compared to 3,040 euros previously. The average list price increased to 366,000 euros this quarter from 339,000 euros last quarter, with the average list price per square meter at 2,785 euros, down from 2,810 euros. The average WOZ-value this year is higher than last year.
Updated: April 2026
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