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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Emmen
Living in Emmen-Centrum
The population is growing faster than in Emmen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Emmen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Emmen-Centrum is €240,000, 9% lower than in Emmen (€265,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 35%, against a rise of 42% in Emmen. 41% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points less than in Emmen (63%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€240,000
▼9% lower than Emmen (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▼lower than Emmen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
41%
▼22 percentage points lower than Emmen (63%)
Social housing
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (28%)
Private rent
26%
▲17 percentage points higher than Emmen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼66 percentage points lower than Emmen (79%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Emmen (20%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Emmen (16%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (6%)
Average WOZ value
€240,000
▼9% lower than Emmen (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▼lower than Emmen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
41%
▼22 percentage points lower than Emmen (63%)
Social housing
33%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (28%)
Private rent
26%
▲17 percentage points higher than Emmen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼66 percentage points lower than Emmen (79%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Emmen (20%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Emmen (16%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Emmen (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 35% between 2021 and 2025, to €240,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€240,000▼ 9% below Emmen
+35% since 2021
Emmen +42%
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: ~€237 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€237/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
93 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €240,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€110NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€21
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€127
Maintenance reserve€119–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Emmen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 180th 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 93 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €240,000.
Levies: Emmen'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.
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)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 41% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied41%
Social housing33%
Private rent26%
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 multi-family homes.
Single-family homes13%
Multi-family homes87%
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
38% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Emmen.
Before 19457.4%
1945-19645.4%
1965-19742.4%
1975-199138.1%
1992-200524.5%
2006-201514.5%
2016 and later7.7%
Explanation
Based on 3,124 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
More registered crime per resident than the Emmen average.
In 2025, 177 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Emmen-Centrum, 4.8 times as high as in Emmen (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 7%, against a fall of 10% in Emmen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
177
▲4.8 times as high as Emmen (37)
Change since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Emmen (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▲30% higher than Emmen (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
177
▲4.8 times as high as Emmen (37)
Change since 2021
+7%
▲higher than Emmen (-10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▲30% higher than Emmen (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Emmen-Centrum registered 177 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Emmen.
Emmen-Centrum177
The municipality of Emmen37
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 Emmen-Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 98.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 15.3 in the municipality of Emmen.
Emmen-CentrumEmmen
Theft and burglary98.3
Emmen 15.3▲ +542% vs Emmen
Violence and threats30.9
Emmen 5.5▲ +462% vs Emmen
Vandalism and public order16.6
Emmen 5.2▲ +219% vs Emmen
Traffic12.8
Emmen 4.6▲ +178% vs Emmen
Fraud and scams11.0
Emmen 4.8▲ +129% vs Emmen
Other and withheld6.9
Emmen 1.5▲ +360% vs Emmen
Environmental0.4
Emmen 0.2≈ Emmen
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 Emmen-Centrum registered 26 traffic accidents, of which 7 with injury and 1 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 Emmen average; green space is below the Emmen average.
An estimated 67% of adults in Emmen-Centrum rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Emmen. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (37% against 44%) and fewer are overweight (56% against 61%), but more feel lonely (53% against 48%) and more report anxiety or depression (46% against 44%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Emmen-Centrum, covering 76% of the area, against 11% in Emmen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 13% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 15% in Emmen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
67%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Emmen (15%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼7 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Overweight
56%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (61%)
Lonely
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Emmen (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼67 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲65 percentage points higher than Emmen (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Emmen (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
67%
▼4 percentage points lower than Emmen (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Emmen (15%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼7 percentage points lower than Emmen (44%)
Overweight
56%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (61%)
Lonely
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Emmen (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Emmen (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼67 percentage points lower than Emmen (67%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲65 percentage points higher than Emmen (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Emmen (12%)
Health
An estimated 67% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Emmen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Emmen
Good self-rated health
67.3%
71.1%
Smokes
18%
19.1%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
6.1%
Overweight
55.6%
61.1%
Lonely
53.1%
47.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
43.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.2%
43.9%
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
13% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Emmen.
Traffic8.9%
Built-up75.8%
Other built-up2.4%
Recreation12.9%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
1,300 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
4.8
GP practices
–
0.5
Daycares
–
3.1
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 growing faster than the Emmen average.
Emmen-Centrum has 4,965 inhabitants (2026), or 3,992 per km² (12.2 times as high as in Emmen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 22%, against a rise of 3% in Emmen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Emmen was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 28% 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
+22%
▲higher than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▲higher than Emmen (+2%)
Never married
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (45%)
Dutch origin
76%
▼8 percentage points lower than Emmen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▲higher than Emmen (+2%)
Never married
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (45%)
Dutch origin
76%
▼8 percentage points lower than Emmen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (49%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 22% between 2021 and 2026, to 4,965.
Residents, 2026
4,965
+22% since 2021
Emmen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,992 residents per km², this buurt is 12 times as densely populated as the municipality of Emmen.
Residents per km²3,992
Dwellings per km²2,504.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 37.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 15215
15 to 25575
25 to 451,005
45 to 65880
65 to 801,385
80 and over915
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
40% of residents are never married.
Never married1,975
Married1,725
Divorced530
Widowed740
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,780
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)725
Outside Europe460
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1840
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,490
Higher professional, university910
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Emmen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Emmen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 28% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EmmenThe Netherlands
D66
10.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
28.2%
16.7%
VVD
12.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.5%
12.8%
CDA
12.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.4%
4.5%
BBB
3.9%
2.6%
Other
9.8%
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
Emmen-Centrum has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 33% lower than in Emmen (1.2). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Emmen (21%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
40%
▲18 percentage points higher than Emmen (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Emmen (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼33% lower than Emmen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Emmen (+2 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (4%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
87%
▲50 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
40%
▲18 percentage points higher than Emmen (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than Emmen (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼33% lower than Emmen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Emmen (+2 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Emmen (4%)
Single-family dwellings
13%
▼50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
87%
▲50 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 325 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca325
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed65
Zakelijke dienstverlening145
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg85
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Emmen (2025).
Petrol76%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24%
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 17% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 3 percentage points above Emmen (21%)
+7 pp since 2021
Emmen +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, 2,375 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,375
Motorcycles85
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
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (10%).
Residential82.6%
Retail10.4%
Office2.9%
Assembly2.4%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.7%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1.5%
Explanation
Based on 3,782 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
3,992 residents per km²: 7.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,992
NL 539▲ +641% vs NL
Single-family dwellings13%
NL 63%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings87%
NL 37%▲ +135% vs NL
Private rent26%
NL 14%▲ +86% vs NL
Average WOZ value€240,000
NL €398,000▼ −40% 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
Living in Emmen-Centrum (Emmen): WOZ, prices & safety