Zwarte Water, Assen
About 1,270 people live in Zwarte Water, in 645 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 72% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 50.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €215,000; 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 50% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Zwarte Water a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 72% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 82% |
| Safety and nuisance | 21% |
| Social cohesion | 19% |
| Amenities | 72% |
| Housing stock | 14% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Zwarte Water safe?
| All registered crime | 50.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.9 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) | €215,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 41% / 59% |
| Apartments | 40% |
| Households with children | 27% |
| Single-person households | 49% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.4 km |
| Train station | 3 km |
| Hospital | 0.4 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 BU01060203. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.