Overcingel, Assen
About 630 people live in Overcingel, in 425 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 21% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 201.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €351,000; 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Overcingel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 21% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 32% |
| Social cohesion | 46% |
| Amenities | 82% |
| Housing stock | 42% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Overcingel safe?
| All registered crime | 201.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 19 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 100 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) | €351,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 54% / 46% |
| Apartments | 71% |
| Households with children | 9% |
| Single-person households | 65% |
| Age 65+ | 48% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 1.1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 1.6 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 BU01060002. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.