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neighbourhood in Assen

Oude Molenbuurt

1,800 residents · postal code 9402 · Part of Noorderpark, Assen

  • no. 10,606 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 64 of 90 in Assen

Scores per pillar

The population is old and often lives alone: 36 per cent are over 65, 59 per cent of households are single-person and only 8 per cent of residents are under fifteen. Amenities reach 9.4, with a school 300 metres away, but the social pillar sinks to 2.8 and the overall grade to 3.9. At 36 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs above the median. Property is valued at €245,000, far below the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.6 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.9 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
35.9
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 245,000
Owner-occupied
36%
Single-family homes
41%
Built after 2000
34%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 7%25–45 24%45–65 25%65+ 36%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
15%
Single-person households
59%
Residents per km²
5,549

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oude Molenbuurt calculated?

Oude Molenbuurt scores 3.9 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 Oude Molenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Oude Molenbuurt scores 6.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.