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Oud-Assendorp

Oud-Assendorp is a neighbourhood in the Assendorp district of Zwolle, with 4,125 residents and 2,128 homes. 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 64% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€317,000) is 15% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 358 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01931310 · 101 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,125residents1 January 2025
€317,000average WOZ home valueZwolle: €375,000
13%green within 500 mZwolle: 29%
358services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud-Assendorp in ZwollePostcodes in Oud-Assendorp highlighted; the rest of Zwolle in grey
Map of Zwolle with Oud-Assendorp highlighted

Who lives here.

4,125 residents in 2,480 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zwolle.

13%
aged 0–14
19%
aged 15–24
39%
aged 25–44
9%
aged 65 and over
61%
one-person households
18%
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 Oud-Assendorp is €317,000, against €375,000 in Zwolle.

2,128homes1 newly built in 2025
64%single-family houses36% flats and apartments
52%owner-occupied17% housing association
0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
830 m³gas per home per yearZwolle: 730 m³
2,050 kWhelectricity per home per yearZwolle: 2,350 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridZwolle: 9%
24%homes with solar panelsZwolle: 43%

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 Oud-Assendorp compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZwolle: 42%
11%in the top 20% nationallyZwolle: 19%
4.0%of residents live below the poverty lineZwolle: 2.8%
€24,000median household wealthZwolle: €97,000
82.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZwolle: 75.0%
48%with a university or higher professional degreeZwolle: 40%
15.0%of workers are self-employedZwolle: 13.0%
0.6cars per householdZwolle: 0.8

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 261 crimes in Oud-Assendorp in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 63.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.5 across Zwolle.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds38
Vandalism and criminal damage26
Theft from vehicles16
Assault14
Other property crime14
Burglary of homes11
Threats8
Driving under the influence6
Pickpocketing1

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 Oud-Assendorp, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.2 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.1
Primary pupils living here250
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises735
Residents per km²10,152
Land area41 ha

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

Schools in Oud-Assendorp.

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

De JenapleinschoolPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder

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 Zwolle.