Neighbourhood Overcingel

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Assen · Drenthe

  • 287 homes
  • 630 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 349.000

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 Overcingel

Homes
287
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
127 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
292
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 70% 202
  • Detached 12% 35
  • Semi-detached house 9% 26
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 15
  • End-terrace house 3% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 91
  • B 32% 92
  • C 20% 56
  • D 2% 6
  • E 1% 4
  • F 2% 5
  • G 10% 29
  • No label 1% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 24% 68
  • 1945–1969 2% 7
  • 1990–2009 74% 212

Residents

Residents
630
January 1, 2025
Households
410
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
65%
Households with children
10%
Population density
3.069
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 4% 25
  • 15–25 years 11% 70
  • 25–45 years 17% 110
  • 45–65 years 19% 120
  • 65 years and older 48% 305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 349.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
54%
Rental homes
46%
16% housing association
Single-family homes
29%
71% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.050 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
370 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
910 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
18%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.520 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
220 passenger cars
Company locations
85
of which 10 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
5%
municipality 16%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 287 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 6% 18
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 68% 194
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 68
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 7

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
6,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
36%
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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °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
29%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
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
191
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
120
-19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,5
1 burglary
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 36% 43
  • Vernieling 10% 12
  • Mishandeling 6% 7
  • Straatroof 3% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 832021
  2. 1602022
  3. 1602023
  4. 1802024
  5. 1272025

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
−0,04
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 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)
+0,1 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 0,1%
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
€ 36.800
Net labour participation
55%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)