district in Assen
Assen-Oost
Assen-Oost has 10 neighbourhoods with 9,190 residents in total.
Assen-Oost stretches from the Schildersbuurt to the new Park Diepstroeten, ten neighbourhoods either side of the Rolderhoofdweg. The Asserbos woods and the TT circuit are within reach. Amenities reach 7.0, but safety (6.0) and above all wealth and income (4.5) stay below the national middle. Overall: 5.7.
no. 5 of the 10 districts of Assen
Short answer: Assen-Oost scores 5.7 as a district of Assen, no. 5 of the 10 districts of Assen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Houtlaan (9.2), the worst GGZ-terrein (3.2). The district has 10 neighbourhoods with 9,190 residents in total.
Key figures for Assen-Oost
- residents
- 9,190
- neighbourhoods
- 10
- km² of land
- 3.3
How Assen-Oost scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 247 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Assen-Oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+26%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
26% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,969 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Assen-Oost, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Assen-Oost
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Neighbourhoods in Assen-Oost
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