The population is shrinking, while it grows 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 De Esch is €367,000, 25% higher than in Assen (€294,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 33%, against a rise of 40% in Assen. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 32 percentage points more than in Assen (59%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€367,000
▲25% higher than Assen (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Assen (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲32 percentage points higher than Assen (59%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Assen (27%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
75%
▲6 percentage points higher than Assen (69%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼16 percentage points lower than Assen (22%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Assen (10%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Average WOZ value
€367,000
▲25% higher than Assen (€294,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+33%
▼lower than Assen (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲32 percentage points higher than Assen (59%)
Social housing
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Assen (27%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (14%)
Single-family dwellings
75%
▲6 percentage points higher than Assen (69%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼16 percentage points lower than Assen (22%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Assen (10%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 33% between 2021 and 2025, to €367,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€367,000▲ 25% above Assen
+33% 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: ~€318 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€318/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
141 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €367,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Property tax (OZB)€45€32
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€192
Maintenance reserve€179–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Assen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 187th 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 141 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €367,000.
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 Esch has the 4th-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: €367,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Esch
367,000
354
–
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
–
Bomenbuurt
356,000
297
–
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 91% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied91%
Private rent9%
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
75% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes75%
Multi-family homes25%
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
66% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 8% in the municipality of Assen.
Before 194565.7%
1945-19646.2%
1975-199115.4%
1992-20055.6%
2006-20156.7%
2016 and later0.3%
Explanation
Based on 356 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, 22 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Esch, 48% lower than in Assen (42). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 3%, 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
22
▼48% lower than Assen (42)
Change since 2021
-3%
▲higher than Assen (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼47% lower than Assen (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼48% lower than Assen (42)
Change since 2021
-3%
▲higher than Assen (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼47% lower than Assen (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Esch registered 22 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Assen.
De Esch22
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 Esch is 'Fraud and scams': 7.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.3 in the municipality of Assen.
De EschAssen
Fraud and scams7.4
Assen 6.3▲ +17% vs Assen
Theft and burglary5.9
Assen 17.0▼ −65% vs Assen
Traffic5.9
Assen 4.5▲ +31% vs Assen
Vandalism and public order3.0
Assen 7.4▼ −59% 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 2023, police in De Esch registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Assen average; green space is below the Assen average.
An estimated 76% of adults in De Esch rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Assen. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 48%), fewer smoke (12% against 17%) and fewer are overweight (50% against 55%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (56% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Esch, covering 100% of the area, against 22% in Assen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
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Lonely
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲8 percentage points higher than Assen (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Overweight
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲78 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)
76%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
56%
▲8 percentage points higher than Assen (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Overweight
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Assen (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲78 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 76% 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
76.5%
72.4%
Smokes
12.4%
16.8%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.3%
Overweight
50.3%
54.7%
Lonely
39.7%
48.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.7%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
55.7%
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.
Built-up100%
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 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
1,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0.5
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 Esch has 665 inhabitants (2026), or 5,047 per km² (5.8 times as high as in Assen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, 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
-4%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Married
42%
▲5 percentage points higher than Assen (37%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲11 percentage points higher than Assen (79%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
64%
▲34 percentage points higher than Assen (30%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Assen (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (27%)
Married
42%
▲5 percentage points higher than Assen (37%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲11 percentage points higher than Assen (79%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
64%
▲34 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 shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 665.
Residents, 2026
665
-4% since 2021
Assen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,047 residents per km², this buurt is 5.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Assen.
Residents per km²5,047
Dwellings per km²2,723.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 29.6 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 1570
15 to 2550
25 to 45100
45 to 65200
65 to 80160
80 and over75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
42% of residents are married.
Never married250
Married280
Divorced70
Widowed65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands595
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
64% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
Higher professional, university270
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 Esch has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in Assen (1.1). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Assen (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Assen (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲7 percentage points higher than Assen (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Assen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Assen (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
76%
▼13 percentage points lower than Assen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (2%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (2%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
25%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Assen (19%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲7 percentage points higher than Assen (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼9% lower than Assen (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Assen (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
76%
▼13 percentage points lower than Assen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (2%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (2%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
91%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
25%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Assen (2025).
Petrol70.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.2%
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 24% to 29% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
29%▲ 4 percentage points above Assen (25%)
+5 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, 360 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars360
Motorcycles45
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
76% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential76.2%
Office1.5%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.4%
Other22.1%
Explanation
Based on 467 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
5,047 residents per km²: 9.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,047
NL 539▲ +836% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings91%
NL 57%▲ +60% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings25%
NL 37%▼ −32% vs NL
Single-family dwellings75%
NL 63%▲ +19% 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