Het Noorden

Het Noorden is a neighbourhood in the Diezerpoort district of Zwolle, with 1,735 residents and 1,243 homes. 20% of homes are owner-occupied and 18% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€220,000) is 41% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 381 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01931100 · 35 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,735residents1 January 2025

€220,000average WOZ home valueZwolle: €375,000

17%green within 500 mZwolle: 29%

381services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Het Noorden in ZwollePostcodes in Het Noorden highlighted; the rest of Zwolle in grey

Map of Zwolle with Het Noorden highlighted

Who lives here.

1,735 residents in 1,290 households, 1.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zwolle.

aged 0–14

25%

aged 15–24

41%

aged 25–44

11%

aged 65 and over

76%

one-person households

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 Het Noorden is €220,000, against €375,000 in Zwolle.

1,243homes1 January 2025

18%single-family houses82% flats and apartments

20%owner-occupied74% housing association

21%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

510 m³gas per home per yearZwolle: 730 m³

1,360 kWhelectricity per home per yearZwolle: 2,350 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridZwolle: 9%

8%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 Het Noorden compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

77%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZwolle: 42%

4%in the top 20% nationallyZwolle: 19%

5.9%of residents live below the poverty lineZwolle: 2.8%

€2,000median household wealthZwolle: €97,000

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZwolle: 75.0%

41%with a university or higher professional degreeZwolle: 40%

12.0%of workers are self-employedZwolle: 13.0%

0.4cars 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 157 crimes in Het Noorden in 2025, 8% more than in 2024. That is 90.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.5 across Zwolle.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds29

Driving under the influence23

Vandalism and criminal damage13

Other property crime11

Assault9

Threats5

Burglary of homes3

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 Het Noorden, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.6

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises330

Residents per km²7,552

Land area23 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zwolle.

Schildersbuurt Noordereiland Bollebieste Binnenstad-Noord Holtenbroek IV Binnenstad-Zuid Diezerpoort district