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Rivierenwijk en Bergweide

Rivierenwijk en Bergweide is one of 15 districts in Deventer, with 5,760 residents and 2,404 homes in 6 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €264,000 is 26% below the municipal average. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 015007 · 6 neighbourhoods · 136 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,760residents1 January 2025
€264,000average WOZ home valueDeventer: €357,000
26%green within 500 mDeventer: 30%
77services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Rivierenwijk en Bergweide in DeventerPostcodes in Rivierenwijk en Bergweide highlighted; the rest of Deventer in grey
Map of Deventer with Rivierenwijk en Bergweide highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Rivierenwijk en Bergweide.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 67 neighbourhoods in Deventer.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Rivierenbuurt1,345€276k35%92%14%21%142
Deltabuurt3,110€236k38%33%7%30%75
Hoornwerk670€343k27%35%15%14%215
Industrieterrein285€247k46%81%18%14%119
Kloosterlanden320–––3%29%12
Epse-Noord30–––17%59%8

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 Rivierenwijk en Bergweide is €264,000, against €357,000 in Deventer.

2,404homes1 January 2025
48%single-family houses52% flats and apartments
36%owner-occupied34% housing association
22%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
480 m³gas per home per yearDeventer: 770 m³
2,440 kWhelectricity per home per yearDeventer: 2,480 kWh
19%homes off the gas gridDeventer: 10%
36%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 Rivierenwijk en Bergweide compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyDeventer: 41%
9%in the top 20% nationallyDeventer: 18%
7.4%of residents live below the poverty lineDeventer: 3.2%
€5,000median household wealthDeventer: €120,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workDeventer: 72.0%
21%with a university or higher professional degreeDeventer: 35%
13.0%of workers are self-employedDeventer: 14.0%
0.7cars 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 466 crimes in Rivierenwijk en Bergweide in 2025, 13% fewer than in 2024. That is 80.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 43.9 across Deventer.

Other property crime72
Driving under the influence62
Vandalism and criminal damage35
Theft of bicycles and mopeds28
Assault28
Theft from vehicles14
Threats11
Vehicle theft4
Burglary of homes3
Public violence against people3

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 Rivierenwijk en Bergweide, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery1.0 km
Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.9
Primary pupils living here510
Secondary pupils living here260
Business premises1,855
Residents per km²851
Land area676 ha

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

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