Lauwers, Assen
About 285 people live in Lauwers, in 185 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 88% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 38.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 4 km away, a supermarket 1.7 km and a GP 1.2 km.
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Is Lauwers a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 88% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 98% |
| Safety and nuisance | 39% |
| Social cohesion | 6% |
| Amenities | 65% |
| Housing stock | 0% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Lauwers safe?
| All registered crime | 38.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 10.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | –% / –% |
| Apartments | –% |
| Households with children | 26% |
| Single-person households | 67% |
| Age 65+ | 6% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.7 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 4 km |
| Hospital | 3.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Assen
Baggelhuizen Noord · Baggelhuizen Midden · Baggelhuizen Zuid · Westerpark · De Maten · De Venen/De Wallen · De Velden/De Stukken · De Landen/De Akkers · De Kampen/De Essen · Pittelo Noord · Pittelo Midden · Pittelo Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01060505. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.