Living in Zwarte Water
Neighbourhood in Noorderpark, Assen
- Inhabitants
- 1,270
- Homes
- 642
- Avg. WOZ value
- €230,000
- Owner-occupied homes
- 42%
Neighbourhoods in Noorderpark
Choose a neighbourhood for the figures
- Componistenbuurt Oost€246,000avg. WOZ valueMost families32% households with childrenView figures
- Veningerland€236,000avg. WOZ valueMost natural-gas-free16% natural-gas-freeView figures
- Oude Molenbuurt€245,000avg. WOZ valueMost restaurants nearby11 restaurants within 1 kmView figures
- Zwarte Water€230,000avg. WOZ valueMost solar power74% with solar powerYou are here
- Componistenbuurt West€348,000avg. WOZ valueMost owner-occupied homes99% owner-occupiedView figures
- Dichtershof€288,000avg. WOZ valueMost residents aged 65+45% aged 65 or olderView figures
Zwarte Water in figures
Living
- Average WOZ value€230,000
Noorderpark €251,000Assen €294,000
lower than in Assen (€294,000) - Owner-occupied42%lower than in Assen (59%)
- Single-family home60%lower than in Assen (69%)
More figures about living
- Homes
- 642district 4,627 · municipality 33,401
- Rented homes
- 58%district 56% · municipality 41%
- Housing association rentals
- 50%district 48% · municipality 27%
- Multi-family homes
- 40%district 42% · municipality 31%
- Built in the last 10 years
- 0%district 10% · municipality 8%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.
Population
- Inhabitants1,270
- Households with children27%lower than in Assen (31%)
- Age17%0-1511%15-2529%25-4524%45-6519%65+
Assen
More figures about the residents
- Inhabitants per km²
- 4,582district 4,653 · municipality 860
- Households
- 645district 4,505 · municipality 32,767
- People per household
- 2.0district 1.9 · municipality 2.1
- Single-person households
- 50%district 50% · municipality 41%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.
Amenities and accessibility
- Supermarket0.8 kmcloser than in Assen (1.0 km)
- GP0.4 kmcloser than in Assen (1.1 km)
- Primary school0.5 kmcloser than in Assen (0.8 km)
- Train station2.5 kmcloser than in Assen (3.3 km)
More figures about amenities
- Pharmacy
- 0.4 kmdistrict 0.7 km · municipality 1.1 km
- Day care
- 0.5 kmdistrict 0.4 km · municipality 0.7 km
- Interchange station
- 2.5 kmdistrict 2.4 km · municipality 3.3 km
- Motorway access
- 3.0 kmdistrict 2.8 km · municipality 2.5 km
- Hospital
- 0.4 kmdistrict 0.8 km · municipality 2.6 km
- Library
- 1.8 kmdistrict 1.7 km · municipality 3.0 km
- Swimming pool
- 12.9 kmdistrict 12.7 km · municipality 12.3 km
- Restaurants within 1 km
- 2district 5 · municipality 5
- Cars per household
- 0.8district 0.8 · municipality 1.0
Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.
Energy
- With solar power74%higher than in Assen (47%)
- Natural-gas-free0%lower than in Assen (6%)
- Natural gas per home per year830 m³
Noorderpark 760 m³Assen 810 m³
equal to Assen (810 m³)
More figures about energy
- Electricity per home
- 1,870 kWhdistrict 2,050 kWh · municipality 2,410 kWh
- Electrically heated
- 2%district 10% · municipality 12%
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.
Income and wealth2024
- Median wealth per household€24,800lower than in Assen (€115,300)
- SES score-0.23
-1.000+1.00
Zwarte Water -0.23Noorderpark -0.23Assen +0.01
More figures about income
- Avg. income per inhabitant
- no figure for this areadistrict €28,400 · municipality €32,400
Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.