Neighbourhood Oranjebuurt

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Assen · Drenthe

  • 653 homes
  • 920 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1987
  • avg. WOZ € 258.000

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 Oranjebuurt

Homes
653
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1987
Average living area
98 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
537
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 68% 447
  • Semi-detached house 12% 77
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 71
  • End-terrace house 5% 30
  • Detached 4% 28

Energy label

  • A or better 47% 304
  • B 14% 90
  • C 8% 51
  • D 3% 19
  • E 2% 14
  • F 1% 5
  • G 9% 57
  • No label 17% 113

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 143
  • 1945–1969 2% 16
  • 1970–1989 20% 129
  • 1990–2009 11% 73
  • 2010 and later 45% 292

Residents

Residents
920
January 1, 2025
Households
540
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
14%
Population density
4.476
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 70
  • 15–25 years 14% 125
  • 25–45 years 26% 240
  • 45–65 years 22% 205
  • 65 years and older 30% 280

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 258.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rental homes
59%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
31%
69% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
26%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
0
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
2.360 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
410 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
540 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
19%
Gas-free
25%
Mainly electrically heated
28%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
78% central heating, 2% block, 19% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>50%kans >5MWth
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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,5 km
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.709 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
426 passenger cars
Company locations
155
of which 15 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)
58 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
59%
municipality 16%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
29%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 653 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 1% 8
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 25% 160
  • 56–60 dB: busy 39% 255
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 35% 228
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2

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
7,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
24%
municipality 45%

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
48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
18%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
97
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
89
+44% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 17
  • Winkeldiefstal 12% 11
  • Mishandeling 11% 10
  • Vernieling 8% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 4
  • Bedreiging 3% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 892021
  2. 1082022
  3. 1522023
  4. 932024
  5. 582025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,10
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 sufficient

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)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 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 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,1%
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
€ 32.900
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16%
share of people (nationally 20%)