Kern Emmen Noord

CBS name: Wijk 51 Kern Emmen Noord

Kern Emmen Noord is one of 27 districts in Emmen, with 1,620 residents and 552 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €423,000 is 60% above the municipal average. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 011451 · 3 neighbourhoods · 76 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,620residents1 January 2025

€423,000average WOZ home valueEmmen: €265,000

39%green within 500 mEmmen: 28%

11services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Kern Emmen Noord in EmmenPostcodes in Kern Emmen Noord highlighted; the rest of Emmen in grey

Map of Emmen with Kern Emmen Noord highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Kern Emmen Noord.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 83 neighbourhoods in Emmen.

Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Weerdinge	600	€383k	90%	94%	26%	28%	10
Westenesch	175	€588k	84%	87%	37%	28%	5
Verspreide huizen Emmen	850	€416k	83%	98%	25%	43%	25

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Kern Emmen Noord is €423,000, against €265,000 in Emmen.

552homes6 newly built in 2025

95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments

86%owner-occupied4% housing association

5%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

1,290 m³gas per home per yearEmmen: 950 m³

3,950 kWhelectricity per home per yearEmmen: 2,790 kWh

8%homes off the gas gridEmmen: 5%

64%homes with solar panelsEmmen: 53%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Kern Emmen Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

31%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEmmen: 43%

26%in the top 20% nationallyEmmen: 14%

4.7%of residents live below the poverty lineEmmen: 2.9%

€249,000median household wealthEmmen: €96,000

68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEmmen: 67.0%

26%with a university or higher professional degreeEmmen: 19%

30.0%of workers are self-employedEmmen: 13.0%

1.3cars per householdEmmen: 1.1

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 109 crimes in Kern Emmen Noord in 2025, 13% fewer than in 2024. That is 67.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 36.9 across Emmen.

Driving under the influence24

Other property crime14

Theft of bicycles and mopeds11

Vandalism and criminal damage11

Assault8

Threats5

Burglary of homes4

Theft from vehicles3

Vehicle theft2

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Kern Emmen Noord, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.9 km

Large supermarket2.4 km

Day nursery1.2 km

Primary school1.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.6

Primary pupils living here110

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises350

Residents per km²36

Land area4,492 ha