Swormink

Swormink is a neighbourhood in the Colmschate-Zuid district of Deventer, with 1,505 residents and 594 homes. 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€410,000) is 15% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 67 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01501008 · 39 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,505residents1 January 2025

€410,000average WOZ home valueDeventer: €357,000

36%green within 500 mDeventer: 30%

67services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Deventer with Swormink highlighted

Who lives here.

1,505 residents in 595 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Deventer.

17%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

16%

aged 65 and over

19%

one-person households

45%

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 Swormink is €410,000, against €357,000 in Deventer.

594homes1 January 2025

91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied13% housing association

0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied

790 m³gas per home per yearDeventer: 770 m³

2,930 kWhelectricity per home per yearDeventer: 2,480 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridDeventer: 10%

56%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 Swormink compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

17%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDeventer: 41%

31%in the top 20% nationallyDeventer: 18%

1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineDeventer: 3.2%

€239,000median household wealthDeventer: €120,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDeventer: 72.0%

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

9.0%of workers are self-employedDeventer: 14.0%

1.2cars 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 21 crimes in Swormink in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 14.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 43.9 across Deventer.

Vandalism and criminal damage5

Other property crime3

Burglary of homes2

Threats2

Assault2

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

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 Swormink, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.7 km

Large supermarket1.8 km

Day nursery0.3 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.7

Primary pupils living here120

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises110

Residents per km²3,658

Land area41 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Deventer.

Essenerveld Roessink Dorp Colmschate Het Bramelt Colmschaterenk Oxerhof Colmschate-Zuid district