Neighbourhood Dalen

Neighbourhood in district Dalen · municipality Coevorden · Drenthe

  • 1.518 homes
  • 3.235 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 333.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Dalen

Homes
1.518
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
138 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.537
2025

Home type

  • Detached 42% 640
  • Semi-detached house 25% 385
  • Apartment 16% 243
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 130
  • End-terrace house 8% 120

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 293
  • B 17% 254
  • C 34% 510
  • D 12% 188
  • E 3% 39
  • F 5% 78
  • G 6% 91
  • No label 4% 65

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 152
  • 1945–1969 16% 241
  • 1970–1989 46% 703
  • 1990–2009 21% 326
  • 2010 and later 6% 96

Residents

Residents
3.235
January 1, 2025
Households
1.485
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.255
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,6 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 395
  • 15–25 years 10% 320
  • 25–45 years 16% 525
  • 45–65 years 28% 920
  • 65 years and older 33% 1.080

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 333.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
77%
Rental homes
23%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
84%
16% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
1
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
3.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.680 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.030 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
60%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
24%
Natural gas-free pilot
Dalen
stapsgewijze aanpak naar aardgasvrij, uitvoeringsfase
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
92% central heating, 5% block, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
409 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.891 passenger cars
Company locations
390
of which 90 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 4%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.518 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 19% 292
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 780
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 347
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 90
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 8
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 5%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
67%
municipality 59%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 98%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 79%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
7%
municipality 4%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
71
+48% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,6
7 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 24% 17
  • Woninginbraak 10% 7
  • Mishandeling 8% 6
  • Vernieling 6% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1
  • Bedreiging 1% 1
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 552021
  2. 592022
  3. 632023
  4. 422024
  5. 522025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,15 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,5 mm per year
municipality −1,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,8%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 35.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 246.900
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)