Zwartemeer

CBS name: Wijk 09 Zwartemeer

Zwartemeer is one of 27 districts in Emmen, with 3,085 residents and 1,312 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €257,000 is 3% below the municipal average. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 011409 · 3 neighbourhoods · 79 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,085residents1 January 2025

€257,000average WOZ home valueEmmen: €265,000

20%green within 500 mEmmen: 28%

24services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Zwartemeer in EmmenPostcodes in Zwartemeer highlighted; the rest of Emmen in grey

Map of Emmen with Zwartemeer highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Zwartemeer.

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
Zwartemeer-Centrum	2,820	€248k	70%	95%	22%	19%	24
Kamerlingswijk	200	€329k	97%	100%	20%	36%	5
Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer	65	–	–	–	23%	32%	2

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 Zwartemeer is €257,000, against €265,000 in Emmen.

1,312homes1 newly built in 2025

96%single-family houses4% flats and apartments

72%owner-occupied24% housing association

5%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,060 m³gas per home per yearEmmen: 950 m³

3,270 kWhelectricity per home per yearEmmen: 2,790 kWh

5%homes off the gas gridEmmen: 5%

54%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 Zwartemeer compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

37%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEmmen: 43%

16%in the top 20% nationallyEmmen: 14%

2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineEmmen: 2.9%

€92,000median household wealthEmmen: €96,000

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

11%with a university or higher professional degreeEmmen: 19%

13.0%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 61 crimes in Zwartemeer in 2025, 13% more than in 2024. That is 19.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 36.9 across Emmen.

Other property crime9

Assault8

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Threats5

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

Driving under the influence2

Vehicle theft1

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 Zwartemeer, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km

Large supermarket0.8 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.1

Primary pupils living here240

Secondary pupils living here120

Business premises295

Residents per km²233

Land area1,326 ha