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neighbourhood in Assen

Galgenveld

900 residents · postal code 9401 · Part of Centrum, Assen

  • no. 12,229 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 84 of 90 in Assen

Scores per pillar

Home to 900 residents, Galgenveld is a dense urban neighbourhood in Assen. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.0 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.2, while safety lags at 2.8. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €216k.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.2 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
1.7 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
65.7
Violent crimes
4.4
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 216,000
Owner-occupied
25%
Single-family homes
3%
Built after 2000
45%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 5%15–25 18%25–45 33%45–65 19%65+ 24%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
8%
Single-person households
70%
Residents per km²
8,462

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Galgenveld calculated?

Galgenveld scores 3.0 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Galgenveld a safe neighbourhood?

Galgenveld scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (65.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.