Neighbourhood Ruinen

Neighbourhood in district Ruinen · municipality De Wolden · Drenthe

  • 1.294 homes
  • 2.665 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 342.000

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 Ruinen

Homes
1.294
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.314
2025

Home type

  • Detached 39% 511
  • Semi-detached house 25% 328
  • Apartment 14% 184
  • Mid-terrace house 11% 145
  • End-terrace house 10% 126

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 303
  • B 21% 277
  • C 24% 309
  • D 12% 150
  • E 2% 31
  • F 7% 90
  • G 6% 80
  • No label 4% 54

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 102
  • 1945–1969 15% 198
  • 1970–1989 46% 595
  • 1990–2009 21% 267
  • 2010 and later 10% 132

Residents

Residents
2.665
January 1, 2025
Households
1.265
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
26%
Population density
1.549
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,7 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 315
  • 15–25 years 10% 255
  • 25–45 years 18% 490
  • 45–65 years 26% 700
  • 65 years and older 34% 910

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 342.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.670 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.340 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.060 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 3% block, 3% 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
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
414 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.520 passenger cars
Company locations
310
of which 50 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)
45 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
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 2%

Noise level of the 1.294 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 66% 849
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 18% 236
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 14% 185
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 24

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
6,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
67%
municipality 64%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 97%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
97%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 13%

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
11
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
28
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,9
5 burglaries
Municipality
15
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 21% 6
  • Woninginbraak 18% 5
  • Mishandeling 4% 1

Per year

  1. 482021
  2. 312022
  3. 362023
  4. 372024
  5. 312025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,23

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,10 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)
−1,8 mm per year
municipality −2,0 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
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 31.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 260.899
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)