District Gasselte

District in municipality Aa en Hunze · Drenthe

  • 765 homes
  • 1.865 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 344.000

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 Gasselte

Homes
765
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
162 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
786
2025

Home type

  • Detached 55% 417
  • Semi-detached house 22% 169
  • Apartment 13% 99
  • Mid-terrace house 6% 44
  • End-terrace house 5% 36

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 150
  • B 15% 114
  • C 27% 204
  • D 12% 89
  • E 3% 22
  • F 9% 66
  • G 12% 88
  • No label 4% 32

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 165
  • 1945–1969 22% 165
  • 1970–1989 36% 274
  • 1990–2009 16% 125
  • 2010 and later 5% 36

Residents

Residents
1.865
January 1, 2025
Households
880
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
28%
Population density
97
inhabitants per km²
Area
20,1 km²
of which 0,8 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 260
  • 15–25 years 7% 135
  • 25–45 years 18% 335
  • 45–65 years 27% 505
  • 65 years and older 34% 625

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 344.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
75%
Rental homes
25%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
89%
11% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
2
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
3.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.580 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.130 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
55%
Gas-free
5%
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
3,8 km
avg. distance
General practice
4,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
158 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.082 passenger cars
Company locations
225
of which 45 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)
47 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 7%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 8%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 765 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 43% 330
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 284
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 15% 117
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 31
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 3

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
5,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
11,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
74%
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
82%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
0–0,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 86%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 8%

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
34
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
64
+2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,3
1 burglary
Municipality
21
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 16
  • Vernieling 16% 10
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 4
  • Mishandeling 5% 3
  • Woninginbraak 2% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 1

Per year

  1. 542021
  2. 722022
  3. 642023
  4. 612024
  5. 612025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

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Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,27
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,24

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,08 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,16 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,13 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

Median household wealth
€ 201.700
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
22%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Gasselte 3