Built between 1975 and 1991: 2%, against 24% in the municipality of Assen.
Key figures
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Assen (16%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Assen (11%)
Built 1975–1991
2%
▼22 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Assen (16%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Assen (11%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Groene Dijk has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 4 crimes were registered, against 7 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
4
▼down from 7 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
4
▼down from 7 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
4 crimes were registered in Groene Dijk in 2025 (7 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
4
down from 7 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Groene Dijk is 'Traffic': 2 in 2025.
Traffic2
Theft and burglary1
Fraud and scams1
Vandalism and public order0
Violence and threats0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 Groene Dijk registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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
Green space is below the Assen average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in Groene Dijk, covering 31% of the area, against 44% in Assen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 8 percentage points below the 28% in Assen.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Assen (18%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Agriculture, share of the area
31%
▼13 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Assen (18%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲14 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Agriculture, share of the area
31%
▼13 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Land use
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Assen.
Traffic12.7%
Built-up20%
Recreation18.2%
Agriculture30.9%
Forest and nature1.8%
Water16.4%
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 1200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,800 m
–
GP practice
1,900 m
–
Primary school
1,900 m
–
Daycare
1,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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.
Groene Dijk has 150 inhabitants (2026), or 487 per km² (44% lower than 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
+233%
▲higher than Assen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Assen (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Never married
62%
▲13 percentage points higher than Assen (49%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼12 percentage points lower than Assen (79%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
+233%
▲higher than Assen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Assen (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲9 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Never married
62%
▲13 percentage points higher than Assen (49%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼12 percentage points lower than Assen (79%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 233% between 2023 and 2026, to 150.
Residents, 2026
150
+233% since 2023
Assen +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 487 residents per km², this buurt is 44% less densely populated than the municipality of Assen.
Residents per km²487
Dwellings per km²41.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 90.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1510
15 to 2545
25 to 4550
45 to 6535
65 to 8010
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
62% of residents are never married.
Never married100
Married40
Divorced15
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
67% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands100
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
50% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 25 percentage points more than in Assen (25%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
50%
▲25 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+50 pp
▲higher than Assen (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (89%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Assen (2%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
50%
▲25 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+50 pp
▲higher than Assen (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲9 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▼2 percentage points lower than Assen (89%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Assen (2%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
50% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Assen (2025).
Petrol50%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)50%
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 0% to 50% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
50%▲ 25 percentage points above Assen (25%)
+50 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, 20 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars20
Motorcycles0
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (11%).
Residential87.1%
Office2.2%
Assembly1.1%
Industrial10.8%
Sports0.5%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 186 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
487 residents per km²: 10% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²487
NL 539▼ −10% 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