Neighbourhood Gasselte

Neighbourhood in district Gasselte · municipality Aa en Hunze · Drenthe

  • 680 homes
  • 1.540 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1969
  • avg. WOZ € 331.000

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 Gasselte

Homes
680
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1969
Average living area
156 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
691
2025

Home type

  • Detached 49% 336
  • Semi-detached house 25% 167
  • Apartment 14% 97
  • Mid-terrace house 6% 44
  • End-terrace house 5% 36

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 141
  • B 15% 105
  • C 28% 187
  • D 11% 78
  • E 3% 19
  • F 9% 58
  • G 9% 64
  • No label 4% 28

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 109
  • 1945–1969 23% 159
  • 1970–1989 38% 261
  • 1990–2009 18% 119
  • 2010 and later 5% 32

Residents

Residents
1.540
January 1, 2025
Households
715
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
29%
Population density
460
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 225
  • 15–25 years 7% 115
  • 25–45 years 19% 290
  • 45–65 years 26% 395
  • 65 years and older 34% 520

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 331.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
73%
Rental homes
27%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
87%
13% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
3.020 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.490 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.110 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
96% central heating, 4% 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
4,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
4,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
207 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
903 passenger cars
Company locations
165
of which 35 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)
47 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 7%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 8%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 680 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 44% 296
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 251
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 16% 110
  • 56–60 dB: busy 3% 22
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
5,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
73%
municipality 71%

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
42 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
86%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 86%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 8%

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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
26
+4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
1 burglary
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 5
  • Vernieling 12% 3
  • Mishandeling 8% 2
  • Woninginbraak 4% 1

Per year

  1. 322021
  2. 382022
  3. 282023
  4. 242024
  5. 252025

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
4,26
+0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,24

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,15 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,13 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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
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

Median household wealth
€ 190.800
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)