The population is growing faster than in Assen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Assen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Bomenbuurt is €356,000, 21% higher than in Assen (€294,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value stayed about level, against a rise of 6% in Assen. 54% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points less than in Assen (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€356,000
▲21% higher than Assen (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+6%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (59%)
Social housing
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
55%
▼14 percentage points lower than Assen (69%)
Built 1945–1964
27%
▲18 percentage points higher than Assen (9%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼17 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Assen (16%)
Average WOZ value
€356,000
▲21% higher than Assen (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+6%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (59%)
Social housing
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
55%
▼14 percentage points lower than Assen (69%)
Built 1945–1964
27%
▲18 percentage points higher than Assen (9%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼17 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Assen (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value held steady between 2023 and 2025, at €356,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€356,000▲ 21% above Assen
+0% since 2023
Assen +6%
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: ~€319 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€319/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
143 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €356,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Property tax (OZB)€43€31
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€195
Maintenance reserve€182–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Assen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 184th 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 143 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €356,000.
Levies: Assen'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
Bomenbuurt has the 6th-highest WOZ value of the 12 buurten in Centrum.
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: €356,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bomenbuurt
356,000
297
–
Brinkkwartier
180,000
276
–
Overcingel
360,000
292
–
Oranjebuurt
266,000
537
–
Galgenveld
216,000
647
–
Koopmanskwartier
186,000
1,083
–
Cultureelkwartier
317,000
232
–
Oude Gasfabriek
376,000
115
–
De Hertenkamp
383,000
324
–
Asserbos
275,000
33
–
De Esch
367,000
354
–
Zuiderpark
394,000
189
–
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 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied54%
Social housing29%
Private rent17%
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
55% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes55%
Multi-family homes45%
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
36% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 8% in the municipality of Assen.
Before 194535.7%
1945-196426.6%
1965-19740.3%
1975-19917.4%
1992-200529.3%
2006-20150.7%
Explanation
Based on 297 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 Assen average.
In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bomenbuurt, 69% lower than in Assen (42). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 67%, against a fall of 22% in Assen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼69% lower than Assen (42)
Change since 2023
-67%
▼lower than Assen (-22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.5
▲2.6 times as high as Assen (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼69% lower than Assen (42)
Change since 2023
-67%
▼lower than Assen (-22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.5
▲2.6 times as high as Assen (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bomenbuurt registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Assen.
Bomenbuurt13
The municipality of Assen42
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 Bomenbuurt is 'Traffic': 7.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.5 in the municipality of Assen.
BomenbuurtAssen
Traffic7.6
Assen 4.5▲ +69% vs Assen
Fraud and scams3.8
Assen 6.3▼ −40% vs Assen
Vandalism and public order1.9
Assen 7.4▼ −74% vs Assen
Theft and burglary0.0
Assen 17.0▼ −100% vs Assen
Violence and threats0.0
Assen 5.0▼ −100% vs Assen
Environmental0.0
Assen 0.3≈ Assen
Other and withheld0.0
Assen 1.5▼ −100% vs Assen
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 Bomenbuurt registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Assen average; green space is below the Assen average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Bomenbuurt rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Assen. Fewer adults smoke (12% against 17%), fewer are overweight (50% against 55%), fewer feel lonely (43% against 48%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bomenbuurt, covering 94% of the area, against 22% in Assen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
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Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Lonely
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (48%)
Overweight
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (55%)
Smokes
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
94%
▲72 percentage points higher than Assen (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼44 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Assen (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Lonely
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (48%)
Overweight
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (55%)
Smokes
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (17%)
Built-up, share of the area
94%
▲72 percentage points higher than Assen (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼44 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Assen (18%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Assen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Assen
Good self-rated health
73.7%
72.4%
Smokes
12.3%
16.8%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.3%
Overweight
49.9%
54.7%
Lonely
43.2%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.8%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.1%
48.4%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Assen.
Traffic5.9%
Built-up94.1%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
1,000 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0.2
Daycares
–
0.8
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 growing faster than the Assen average.
Bomenbuurt has 545 inhabitants (2026), or 3,229 per km² (3.7 times as high as in Assen). Between 2023 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 2% in Assen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Assen was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
+5%
▲higher than Assen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Married
41%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (37%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲10 percentage points higher than Assen (79%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲26 percentage points higher than Assen (30%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
+5%
▲higher than Assen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Married
41%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (37%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲10 percentage points higher than Assen (79%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲26 percentage points higher than Assen (30%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2023 and 2026, to 545.
Residents, 2026
545
+5% since 2023
Assen +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,229 residents per km², this buurt is 3.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Assen.
Residents per km²3,229
Dwellings per km²1,747.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 9.5 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1560
15 to 2540
25 to 4575
45 to 65160
65 to 80150
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
41% of residents are married.
Never married210
Married225
Divorced80
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands485
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Outside Europe40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
56% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4110
Higher professional, university200
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Assen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Assen voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AssenThe Netherlands
D66
17.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.3%
16.7%
VVD
13.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
4.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.6%
4.5%
BBB
2.5%
2.6%
Other
15.1%
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
Bomenbuurt has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 18% lower than in Assen (1.1). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Assen (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲13 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
5%
▼7 percentage points lower than Assen (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Assen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+2 pp
=about the same as Assen (+2 pp)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Assen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Assen (89%)
Multi-family dwellings
45%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
55%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
37%
▲13 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
5%
▼7 percentage points lower than Assen (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Assen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+2 pp
=about the same as Assen (+2 pp)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Assen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▼1 percentage point lower than Assen (89%)
Multi-family dwellings
45%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
55%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Assen (2025).
Petrol72.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.8%
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 25% to 28% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▲ 3 percentage points above Assen (25%)
+3 pp since 2023
Assen +2 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, 270 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars270
Motorcycles30
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (3%).
Residential87.9%
Office3%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Other8.6%
Explanation
Based on 338 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
3,229 residents per km²: 6.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,229
NL 539▲ +499% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings45%
NL 37%▲ +22% vs NL
Private rent17%
NL 14%▲ +21% vs NL
Single-family dwellings55%
NL 63%▼ −13% vs NL
Average WOZ value€356,000
NL €398,000▼ −11% 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) 2026