Borgele

Borgele is a neighbourhood in the Borgele en Platvoet district of Deventer, with 3,670 residents and 1,857 homes. 33% of homes are owner-occupied and 44% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€298,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 106 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01500501 · 109 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,670residents1 January 2025

€298,000average WOZ home valueDeventer: €357,000

38%green within 500 mDeventer: 30%

106services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Borgele in DeventerPostcodes in Borgele highlighted; the rest of Deventer in grey

Map of Deventer with Borgele highlighted

Who lives here.

3,670 residents in 1,925 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Deventer.

14%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

21%

aged 25–44

29%

aged 65 and over

52%

one-person households

27%

households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Borgele is €298,000, against €357,000 in Deventer.

1,857homes1 January 2025

44%single-family houses56% flats and apartments

33%owner-occupied64% housing association

0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

830 m³gas per home per yearDeventer: 770 m³

2,200 kWhelectricity per home per yearDeventer: 2,480 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridDeventer: 10%

25%homes with solar panelsDeventer: 36%

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 Borgele compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

61%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDeventer: 41%

9%in the top 20% nationallyDeventer: 18%

4.9%of residents live below the poverty lineDeventer: 3.2%

€21,000median household wealthDeventer: €120,000

61.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDeventer: 72.0%

25%with a university or higher professional degreeDeventer: 35%

14.0%of workers are self-employedDeventer: 14.0%

0.8cars per householdDeventer: 0.9

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 138 crimes in Borgele in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 37.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 43.9 across Deventer.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds28

Vandalism and criminal damage12

Threats8

Assault6

Other property crime6

Theft from vehicles4

Burglary of homes3

Public violence against people1

Driving under the influence1

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 Borgele, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.2

Primary pupils living here310

Secondary pupils living here200

Business premises280

Residents per km²3,337

Land area110 ha

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

Schools in Borgele.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Openbare Basisschool BorgloschoolPrimary school · Openbaar

Etty Hillesum Lyceum voor Gymnasium Atheneum Havo Vmbo ProSecondary school (havo, vwo) · Bijzonder

Etty Hillesum Lyceum voor Gymnasium Atheneum Havo Vmbo ProSecondary school (practical education) · Bijzonder

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Deventer.

Platvoet Landsherenkwartier Schrijversbuurt Ludgeruskwartier Zwolseweg Rode Dorp Borgele en Platvoet district