District Noorderpark

District in municipality Assen · Drenthe

  • 4.726 homes
  • 8.490 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 240.000

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 Noorderpark

Homes
4.726
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
100 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.494
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 44% 2.059
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 1.220
  • Semi-detached house 13% 636
  • End-terrace house 12% 586
  • Detached 5% 225

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 1.533
  • B 13% 617
  • C 29% 1.364
  • D 9% 403
  • E 6% 298
  • F 3% 161
  • G 5% 244
  • No label 2% 106

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 402
  • 1945–1969 40% 1.892
  • 1970–1989 17% 802
  • 1990–2009 19% 906
  • 2010 and later 15% 724

Residents

Residents
8.490
January 1, 2025
Households
4.365
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
49%
Households with children
24%
Population density
4.539
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 1.130
  • 15–25 years 10% 890
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.990
  • 45–65 years 25% 2.140
  • 65 years and older 28% 2.340

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 240.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
46% housing association
Single-family homes
60%
40% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
155
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
1.990 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
710 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
46%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
12
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.446 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
3.583 passenger cars
Company locations
525
of which 70 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)
52 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
18%
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
5%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 4.726 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 18
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 49% 2.330
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 1.553
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 630
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 189
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 6

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
7,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
34%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
28%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
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
36
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
309
-7% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
8 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 19% 58
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 30
  • Bedreiging 7% 21
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 21
  • Mishandeling 6% 18
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 11
  • Woninginbraak 3% 8
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 4

Per year

  1. 3592021
  2. 3062022
  3. 3002023
  4. 3352024
  5. 3182025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 28.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 33.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 42.500
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
9,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Noorderpark 6