Vespreide huizen Leesten

Vespreide huizen Leesten is a neighbourhood in the Leesten district of Zutphen, with 510 residents and 131 homes. 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€588,000) is 76% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 19 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03010409 · 16 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

510residents1 January 2025

€588,000average WOZ home valueZutphen: €334,000

54%green within 500 mZutphen: 33%

19services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Vespreide huizen Leesten in ZutphenPostcodes in Vespreide huizen Leesten highlighted; the rest of Zutphen in grey

Map of Zutphen with Vespreide huizen Leesten highlighted

Who lives here.

510 residents in 130 households, 2.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zutphen.

aged 0–14

15%

aged 15–24

28%

aged 25–44

15%

aged 65 and over

19%

one-person households

46%

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 Vespreide huizen Leesten is €588,000, against €334,000 in Zutphen.

131homes1 January 2025

87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied0% housing association

13%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

1,380 m³gas per home per yearZutphen: 790 m³

4,510 kWhelectricity per home per yearZutphen: 2,370 kWh

9%homes off the gas gridZutphen: 6%

45%homes with solar panelsZutphen: 35%

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 Vespreide huizen Leesten compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

24%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZutphen: 41%

39%in the top 20% nationallyZutphen: 16%

1.8%of residents live below the poverty lineZutphen: 2.7%

€617,000median household wealthZutphen: €136,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZutphen: 68.0%

23%with a university or higher professional degreeZutphen: 33%

32.0%of workers are self-employedZutphen: 16.0%

1.4cars per householdZutphen: 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 45 crimes in Vespreide huizen Leesten in 2025, 24% fewer than in 2024. That is 88.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.0 across Zutphen.

Driving under the influence9

Other property crime5

Vandalism and criminal damage5

Assault4

Threats2

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

Public violence against people1

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 Vespreide huizen Leesten, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.1 km

Large supermarket2.6 km

Day nursery2.0 km

Primary school2.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.3

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises240

Residents per km²77

Land area659 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zutphen.

Eme en Broek Looërenk en Woud De Enk Overkamp Ooyerhoek Scheperkamp Leesten district