The population is shrinking, while it grows in Aa en Hunze. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Gasselte is €351,000, 5% lower than in Aa en Hunze (€371,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 35%, against a rise of 37% in Aa en Hunze. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Aa en Hunze (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€351,000
▼5% lower than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (5%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▼4 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (91%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (14%)
Built before 1945
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (20%)
Average WOZ value
€351,000
▼5% lower than Aa en Hunze (€371,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Social housing
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (19%)
Private rent
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (5%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▼4 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (91%)
Built 2006–2015
9%
▲5 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (14%)
Built before 1945
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 35% between 2021 and 2025, to €351,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€351,000▼ 5% below Aa en Hunze
+35% since 2021
Aa en Hunze +37%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€331 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€331/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
161 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €351,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€28€31
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€220
Maintenance reserve€205–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Aa en Hunze's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 29th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 161 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €351,000.
Levies: Aa en Hunze's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Gasselte has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Gasselte.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €351,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gasselte
351,000
695
–
Kostvlies
484,000
58
–
Verspreide huizen Gasselte
460,000
36
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Social housing23%
Private rent4%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
24% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 18% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Before 194516.1%
1945-196415.1%
1965-197424.3%
1975-199123.7%
1992-20059.1%
2006-20159.2%
2016 and later2.5%
Explanation
Based on 716 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Aa en Hunze average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gasselte, 20% lower than in Aa en Hunze (20). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, against a fall of 16% in Aa en Hunze. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼20% lower than Aa en Hunze (20)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (-16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼39% lower than Aa en Hunze (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼20% lower than Aa en Hunze (20)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (-16%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼39% lower than Aa en Hunze (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gasselte registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 20 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Gasselte16
The municipality of Aa en Hunze20
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Gasselte is 'Theft and burglary': 5.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
GasselteAa en Hunze
Theft and burglary5.2
Aa en Hunze 6.7▼ −22% vs Aa en Hunze
Traffic4.5
Aa en Hunze 5.1▼ −12% vs Aa en Hunze
Fraud and scams3.9
Aa en Hunze 4.1≈ Aa en Hunze
Violence and threats1.9
Aa en Hunze 1.3▲ +46% vs Aa en Hunze
Other and withheld0.6
Aa en Hunze 0.7≈ Aa en Hunze
Vandalism and public order0.0
Aa en Hunze 2.1▼ −100% vs Aa en Hunze
Environmental0.0
Aa en Hunze 0.0
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Gasselte registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Aa en Hunze average; green space is about the Aa en Hunze average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Gasselte rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Aa en Hunze. More adults are overweight (56% against 54%) and more feel lonely (44% against 43%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Gasselte, covering 48% of the area, against 62% in Aa en Hunze. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 31% of the area, in line with the 31% in Aa en Hunze.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Overweight
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Lonely
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▼14 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (62%)
Built-up, share of the area
17%
▲13 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (31%)
More figures
Overweight
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (47%)
Lonely
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aa en Hunze (43%)
Excessive drinking
6%
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▼14 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (62%)
Built-up, share of the area
17%
▲13 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (28%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Aa en Hunze
Good self-rated health
73.8%
75.1%
Smokes
13.8%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
6.1%
Overweight
56.3%
54.5%
Lonely
44.4%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.9%
39.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
46.7%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
31% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 31% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Traffic3.6%
Built-up16.7%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation11.3%
Agriculture48.4%
Forest and nature19.4%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
4,000 m
–
GP practice
4,100 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.8
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Aa en Hunze.
Gasselte has 1,535 inhabitants (2026), or 459 per km² (4.9 times as high as in Aa en Hunze). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 3% in Aa en Hunze. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Aa en Hunze was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Aa en Hunze
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aa en Hunze (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
-0%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Aa en Hunze
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Aa en Hunze (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Married
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (45%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aa en Hunze (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aa en Hunze (44%)
VVD, share of the vote
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,535.
Residents, 2026
1,535
+0% since 2021
Aa en Hunze +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 459 residents per km², this buurt is 4.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Residents per km²459
Dwellings per km²208.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15230
15 to 25120
25 to 45270
45 to 65395
65 to 80390
80 and over125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married575
Married740
Divorced115
Widowed105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,400
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)65
Outside Europe70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1250
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4460
Higher professional, university370
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Aa en Hunze; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Aa en Hunze voted. The largest party was VVD with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Aa en HunzeThe Netherlands
D66
17.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.9%
16.7%
VVD
18.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15%
12.8%
CDA
10.4%
11.8%
JA21
5.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
5.9%
2.6%
Other
9.9%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Gasselte has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Aa en Hunze (1.4). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Aa en Hunze (29%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (16%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Aa en Hunze (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Aa en Hunze (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
7%
▼5 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (12%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aa en Hunze (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 29% in the municipality of Aa en Hunze (2025).
Petrol72.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.3%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 23% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▼ 2 percentage points below Aa en Hunze (29%)
+4 pp since 2021
Aa en Hunze +4 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 990 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars990
Motorcycles100
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (7%).
Residential91.3%
Retail1%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.5%
Industrial2.3%
Lodging6.6%
Education0.1%
Other2.3%
Explanation
Based on 784 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
4% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% vs NL
Social housing23%
NL 28%▼ −18% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025