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district in Emmen

Roswinkel

Roswinkel has 4 neighbourhoods with 855 residents in total.

Bottom 10% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 24 of the 26 districts of Emmen

Short answer: Roswinkel scores 3.2 as a district of Emmen, no. 24 of the 26 districts of Emmen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Roswinkelerstraat (3.8), the worst Oude Schuttingskanaal (2.6). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 855 residents in total.

Key figures for Roswinkel

residents
855
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
20.2

How Roswinkel 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.
Total crime
24.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
9.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 21 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.
Supermarket
3.6 km
GP practice
3.7 km
Train station
12.7 km
Restaurant
3.1 km
Hospital
12.9 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
3.6 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Emmen

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.
Property value
€ 318,427
Welfare recipients
11.7 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
7%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Emmen

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
488 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
51%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
52
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.3 µg/m³

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 quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Emmen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
3.6 km
Secondary school
6.0 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Emmen

Who lives here

The age profile of Roswinkel looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6534%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    488far less 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 Roswinkel, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Roswinkel

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Roswinkel.

Neighbourhoods in Roswinkel

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Roswinkelerstraat3.8
  2. 2Roswinkel-Centrum3.2
  3. 3Verspreide huizen Roswinkel2.8
  4. 4Oude Schuttingskanaal2.6