The population is shrinking, while it grows in Assen. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Assen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Dreven is €296,000, about the same as in Assen (€294,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 40%, the same as in Assen. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points more than in Assen (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€296,000
=about the same as Assen (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
=about the same as Assen (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (59%)
Social housing
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (27%)
Private rent
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Assen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲31 percentage points higher than Assen (69%)
Built 1992–2005
44%
▲22 percentage points higher than Assen (22%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Assen (10%)
Average WOZ value
€296,000
=about the same as Assen (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
=about the same as Assen (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (59%)
Social housing
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (27%)
Private rent
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Assen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲31 percentage points higher than Assen (69%)
Built 1992–2005
44%
▲22 percentage points higher than Assen (22%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Assen (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 40% between 2021 and 2025, to €296,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€296,000– about the same as Assen
+40% since 2021
Assen +40%
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: ~€275 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€275/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
117 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €296,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€115NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€36€26
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€160
Maintenance reserve€149–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Assen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 158th 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 117 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €296,000.
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
De Dreven has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 15 buurten in Marsdijk.
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: €296,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Dreven
296,000
467
–
Messchenveld
366,000
48
–
De Messchen
417,000
352
–
De Hamels
439,000
218
–
De Kleuven
273,000
473
–
De Breeën
367,000
410
–
De Hoven
380,000
361
–
De Heugten
258,000
575
–
De Beemden
299,000
343
–
De Hullen
324,000
392
–
De Stoepen
364,000
829
–
De Goorns
264,000
327
–
Bedrijventerrein Marsdijk West
341,000
66
–
Bedrijventerrein Oost
279,000
22
–
Bedrijventerrein Marsdijk Oost
364,000
74
–
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 housing25%
Private rent1%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
52% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Assen.
1975-199151.8%
1992-200544.3%
2016 and later3.9%
Explanation
Based on 467 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, 14 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Dreven, 67% lower than in Assen (42). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 38%, against a fall of 13% in Assen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼67% lower than Assen (42)
Change since 2021
-38%
▼lower than Assen (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▲24% higher than Assen (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
14
▼67% lower than Assen (42)
Change since 2021
-38%
▼lower than Assen (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▲24% higher than Assen (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Dreven registered 14 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Assen.
De Dreven14
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 De Dreven is 'Fraud and scams': 6.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.3 in the municipality of Assen.
De DrevenAssen
Fraud and scams6.4
Assen 6.3≈ Assen
Vandalism and public order2.8
Assen 7.4▼ −62% vs Assen
Theft and burglary1.8
Assen 17.0▼ −89% vs Assen
Violence and threats0.9
Assen 5.0▼ −82% vs Assen
Traffic0.9
Assen 4.5▼ −80% vs Assen
Other and withheld0.9
Assen 1.5▼ −40% vs Assen
Environmental0.0
Assen 0.3≈ 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 De Dreven registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
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 De Dreven rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Assen. Fewer adults smoke (14% against 17%), fewer feel lonely (46% against 48%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 44%), but more are overweight (57% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Dreven, covering 95% 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%)
More figures
Smokes
14%
▼3 percentage points lower than Assen (17%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (55%)
Lonely
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Assen (44%)
Built-up, share of the area
95%
▲73 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
Smokes
14%
▼3 percentage points lower than Assen (17%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Assen (55%)
Lonely
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼1 percentage point lower than Assen (44%)
Built-up, share of the area
95%
▲73 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
74.5%
72.4%
Smokes
14%
16.8%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
5.3%
Overweight
57.2%
54.7%
Lonely
46.1%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.8%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.9%
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%
Built-up95%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.9
GP practices
–
1.9
Daycares
–
1.1
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 Assen.
De Dreven has 1,070 inhabitants (2026), or 5,422 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Assen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 6%, against a rise of 3% 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 2021
-6%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Never married
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Assen (49%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲5 percentage points higher than Assen (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (46%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Never married
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Assen (49%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲5 percentage points higher than Assen (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲3 percentage points higher than Assen (46%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,070.
Residents, 2026
1,070
-6% since 2021
Assen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,422 residents per km², this buurt is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Assen.
Residents per km²5,422
Dwellings per km²2,335
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15180
15 to 25125
25 to 45250
45 to 65325
65 to 80160
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married480
Married470
Divorced90
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands890
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4410
Higher professional, university280
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
De Dreven has an average of 1.1 cars per household, about the same as in Assen (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Assen (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Assen (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Assen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
=about the same as Assen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼3 percentage points lower than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Assen (+3 pp)
Residents per km²
5,422
▲10 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€296,000
▼26% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Assen (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Assen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
=about the same as Assen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼3 percentage points lower than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Assen (+3 pp)
Residents per km²
5,422
▲10 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€296,000
▼26% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Assen (2025).
Petrol78.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.7%
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 20% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 3 percentage points below Assen (25%)
+2 pp since 2021
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, 530 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars530
Motorcycles60
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
100% of addresses are residential.
Residential99.8%
Other0.2%
Explanation
Based on 468 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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Residents per km²5,422
NL 539▲ +906% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€296,000
NL €398,000▼ −26% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% 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