District Borger

District in municipality Borger-Odoorn · Drenthe

  • 2.343 homes
  • 5.025 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1980
  • avg. WOZ € 312.000

Map

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 Borger

Homes
2.343
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1980
Average living area
130 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.398
2025

Home type

  • Detached 30% 711
  • Semi-detached house 22% 506
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 481
  • End-terrace house 15% 341
  • Apartment 13% 304

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 565
  • B 18% 412
  • C 29% 675
  • D 13% 311
  • E 3% 70
  • F 5% 128
  • G 5% 117
  • No label 3% 65

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 167
  • 1945–1969 20% 478
  • 1970–1989 36% 851
  • 1990–2009 22% 514
  • 2010 and later 14% 333

Residents

Residents
5.025
January 1, 2025
Households
2.380
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
27%
Population density
321
inhabitants per km²
Area
15,8 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 670
  • 15–25 years 9% 440
  • 25–45 years 19% 965
  • 45–65 years 26% 1.295
  • 65 years and older 33% 1.665

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 312.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
85%
15% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
19
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
2.680 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.540 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
990 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,0 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
503 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.660 passenger cars
Company locations
550
of which 110 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
16%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 15%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 10%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 2.343 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 31% 735
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 789
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 520
  • 56–60 dB: busy 10% 230
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 56
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 13

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
7,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
61%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
91%
municipality 85%
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 99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
77%
municipality 79%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
13%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 7%

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
109
-4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,8
9 burglaries
Municipality
18
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 10
  • Woninginbraak 8% 9
  • Winkeldiefstal 8% 9
  • Vernieling 7% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 5
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Mishandeling 4% 4
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1262021
  2. 1332022
  3. 1232023
  4. 1042024
  5. 1102025

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
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 32.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 162.600
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Borger 7