Geren

Geren is a neighbourhood in the Ittersum district of Zwolle, with 830 residents and 450 homes. 20% of homes are owner-occupied and 35% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€300,000) is 20% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 191 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01935130 · 20 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

830residents1 January 2025

€300,000average WOZ home valueZwolle: €375,000

28%green within 500 mZwolle: 29%

191services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Geren in ZwollePostcodes in Geren highlighted; the rest of Zwolle in grey

Who lives here.

830 residents in 510 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zwolle.

11%

aged 0–14

18%

aged 15–24

35%

aged 25–44

11%

aged 65 and over

67%

one-person households

17%

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 Geren is €300,000, against €375,000 in Zwolle.

450homes1 January 2025

35%single-family houses65% flats and apartments

20%owner-occupied79% housing association

0%built in the last ten years0% unoccupied

580 m³gas per home per yearZwolle: 730 m³

1,980 kWhelectricity per home per yearZwolle: 2,350 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridZwolle: 9%

27%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 Geren compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

71%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZwolle: 42%

7%in the top 20% nationallyZwolle: 19%

3.1%of residents live below the poverty lineZwolle: 2.8%

€7,000median household wealthZwolle: €97,000

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

34%with a university or higher professional degreeZwolle: 40%

10.0%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 15 crimes in Geren in 2025, 40% fewer than in 2024. That is 18.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.5 across Zwolle.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

Theft from vehicles2

Driving under the influence2

Threats1

Other property crime1

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 Geren, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km

Large supermarket1.3 km

Day nursery1.0 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.4

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises65

Residents per km²4,016

Land area21 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zwolle.

Gerenlanden Schellerhoek Bedrijventerrein Marslanden-Zuid Pierik Schellerlanden Oud-Ittersum Ittersum district