District Dalen

District in municipality Coevorden · Drenthe

  • 2.280 homes
  • 5.430 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 349.000

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 Dalen

Homes
2.280
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
146 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.426
2025

Home type

  • Detached 50% 1.145
  • Semi-detached house 25% 561
  • Apartment 11% 260
  • Mid-terrace house 7% 164
  • End-terrace house 7% 150

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 435
  • B 15% 353
  • C 29% 669
  • D 12% 263
  • E 3% 64
  • F 7% 164
  • G 10% 224
  • No label 5% 108

Building period

  • Built before 1945 15% 353
  • 1945–1969 18% 412
  • 1970–1989 39% 899
  • 1990–2009 19% 430
  • 2010 and later 8% 186

Residents

Residents
5.430
January 1, 2025
Households
2.360
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
28%
Households with children
33%
Population density
83
inhabitants per km²
Area
66,3 km²
of which 0,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 710
  • 15–25 years 10% 565
  • 25–45 years 18% 970
  • 45–65 years 31% 1.690
  • 65 years and older 27% 1.490

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 349.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Rental homes
20%
13% housing association
Single-family homes
89%
11% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
5
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
3.340 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.810 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.120 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
19%

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
2,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
265 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
3.157 passenger cars
Company locations
760
of which 145 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)
48 dB
municipality 49 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 4%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 2.280 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 29% 658
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 44% 1.003
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 456
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 144
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 18
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 5%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,1 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
7,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
72%
municipality 59%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
87%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
85%
municipality 79%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
7%
municipality 4%

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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
145
+37% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,4
10 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 18
  • Vernieling 9% 13
  • Woninginbraak 7% 10
  • Mishandeling 6% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 4
  • Bedreiging 3% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 3
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 3

Per year

  1. 1392021
  2. 1592022
  3. 1532023
  4. 1142024
  5. 1132025

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
4,21
+0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,17 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,09 good
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,12 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
€ 35.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 259.200
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
22%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Dalen 10