District Sleen

District in municipality Coevorden · Drenthe

  • 2.765 homes
  • 6.840 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 332.000

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 Sleen

Homes
2.765
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
140 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.878
2025

Home type

  • Detached 51% 1.409
  • Semi-detached house 29% 807
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 211
  • End-terrace house 7% 199
  • Apartment 5% 139

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 599
  • B 19% 531
  • C 24% 673
  • D 11% 305
  • E 2% 61
  • F 6% 177
  • G 11% 297
  • No label 4% 122

Building period

  • Built before 1945 16% 448
  • 1945–1969 24% 659
  • 1970–1989 30% 843
  • 1990–2009 21% 568
  • 2010 and later 9% 245
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
6.840
January 1, 2025
Households
3.075
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
31%
Population density
96
inhabitants per km²
Area
71,7 km²
of which 0,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 890
  • 15–25 years 10% 665
  • 25–45 years 18% 1.235
  • 45–65 years 29% 2.005
  • 65 years and older 30% 2.050

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 332.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
22% housing association
Single-family homes
95%
5% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
14
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
3.110 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.630 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.110 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
61%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
14%

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
1,5 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,7 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,4 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Non-urban
211 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
3.841 passenger cars
Company locations
890
of which 180 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
10%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
9%
municipality 3%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 4%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 2.765 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 33% 907
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 1.039
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 18% 503
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 244
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 64
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 8

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
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
6,4 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
12,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
70%
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)
86%
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
99%
municipality 98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
97%
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
0%
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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
109
-21% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,4
4 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 14
  • Bedreiging 6% 6
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 5
  • Woninginbraak 4% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1652021
  2. 1752022
  3. 1442023
  4. 1372024
  5. 1312025

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
4,19
+0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,04 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 +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,11 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
€ 32.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 204.800
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Sleen 18