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Zwanevlot en De Brink

Zwanevlot en De Brink is a neighbourhood in the Zuidwijken district of Zutphen, with 1,235 residents and 670 homes. 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€249,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 96 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 03010301 · 23 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,235residents1 January 2025
€249,000average WOZ home valueZutphen: €334,000
46%green within 500 mZutphen: 33%
96services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Zwanevlot en De Brink in ZutphenPostcodes in Zwanevlot en De Brink highlighted; the rest of Zutphen in grey
Map of Zutphen with Zwanevlot en De Brink highlighted

Who lives here.

1,235 residents in 640 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zutphen.

15%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
23%
aged 25–44
36%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
24%
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 Zwanevlot en De Brink is €249,000, against €334,000 in Zutphen.

670homes1 January 2025
47%single-family houses53% flats and apartments
50%owner-occupied20% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
770 m³gas per home per yearZutphen: 790 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearZutphen: 2,370 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridZutphen: 6%
28%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 Zwanevlot en De Brink compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZutphen: 41%
10%in the top 20% nationallyZutphen: 16%
1.6%of residents live below the poverty lineZutphen: 2.7%
€88,000median household wealthZutphen: €136,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZutphen: 68.0%
24%with a university or higher professional degreeZutphen: 33%
15.0%of workers are self-employedZutphen: 16.0%
0.8cars 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 51 crimes in Zwanevlot en De Brink in 2025, 4% fewer than in 2024. That is 41.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.0 across Zutphen.

Assault4
Driving under the influence4
Vandalism and criminal damage3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Other property crime2

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 Zwanevlot en De Brink, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.5
Primary pupils living here110
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises120
Residents per km²5,301
Land area23 ha

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

Schools in Zwanevlot en De Brink.

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

IKC Het ZuiderlichtPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Openbare Basisschool De ParelPrimary school · Openbaar

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 Zutphen.