Helbergen

Helbergen is a neighbourhood in the Waterkwartier district of Zutphen, with 1,555 residents and 837 homes. 28% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€229,000) is 31% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 185 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03010102 · 44 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,555residents1 January 2025

€229,000average WOZ home valueZutphen: €334,000

40%green within 500 mZutphen: 33%

185services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Helbergen in ZutphenPostcodes in Helbergen highlighted; the rest of Zutphen in grey

Map of Zutphen with Helbergen highlighted

Who lives here.

1,555 residents in 840 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zutphen.

15%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

29%

aged 25–44

21%

aged 65 and over

53%

one-person households

26%

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 Helbergen is €229,000, against €334,000 in Zutphen.

837homes24 newly built in 2025

22%single-family houses78% flats and apartments

28%owner-occupied66% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

640 m³gas per home per yearZutphen: 790 m³

1,940 kWhelectricity per home per yearZutphen: 2,370 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridZutphen: 6%

11%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 Helbergen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

65%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZutphen: 41%

5%in the top 20% nationallyZutphen: 16%

6.4%of residents live below the poverty lineZutphen: 2.7%

€8,000median household wealthZutphen: €136,000

56.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZutphen: 68.0%

12.0%of workers are self-employedZutphen: 16.0%

0.7cars 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 98 crimes in Helbergen in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 63.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.0 across Zutphen.

Vandalism and criminal damage14

Theft of bicycles and mopeds11

Driving under the influence9

Other property crime7

Assault6

Threats5

Burglary of homes1

Theft from vehicles1

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 Helbergen, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.8

Primary pupils living here140

Secondary pupils living here50

Business premises90

Residents per km²5,380

Land area29 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zutphen.

Staatsliedenbuurt Pagemate en omgeving Vijver en omgeving Zwanevlot en De Brink Waarden en weerdslag Stadskern Waterkwartier district