Galgenveld, Assen
About 900 people live in Galgenveld, in 640 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 87% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 115.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €209,000; 25% of homes are owner-occupied and 24% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.7 km away, a supermarket 0.2 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Galgenveld a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 87% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 60% |
| Safety and nuisance | 9% |
| Social cohesion | 10% |
| Amenities | 88% |
| Housing stock | 8% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Galgenveld safe?
| All registered crime | 115.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 31.1 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €209,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 25% / 75% |
| Apartments | 97% |
| Households with children | 8% |
| Single-person households | 70% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.2 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 1.1 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01060004. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.