Westerpark, Assen
About 550 people live in Westerpark, in 260 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 5% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €435,000; 97% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.2 km away, a supermarket 1.4 km and a GP 1.8 km.
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Is Westerpark a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 5% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 86% |
| Safety and nuisance | 78% |
| Social cohesion | 69% |
| Amenities | 67% |
| Housing stock | 71% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Westerpark safe?
| All registered crime | 14.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.3 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) | €435,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 97% / 3% |
| Apartments | 16% |
| Households with children | 21% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 49% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.4 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Primary school | 1.1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.3 km |
| Train station | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | 2.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Assen
Lauwers · Baggelhuizen Noord · Baggelhuizen Midden · Baggelhuizen Zuid · 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 BU01060508. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.