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Poort van Zwolle

CBS name: Wijk 20 Poort van Zwolle

Poort van Zwolle is one of 16 districts in Zwolle, with 365 residents and 159 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €517,000 is 38% above the municipal average. On average 47% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 019320 · 3 neighbourhoods · 10 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
365residents1 January 2025
€517,000average WOZ home valueZwolle: €375,000
47%green within 500 mZwolle: 29%
39services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Poort van Zwolle in ZwollePostcodes in Poort van Zwolle highlighted; the rest of Zwolle in grey
Map of Zwolle with Poort van Zwolle highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Poort van Zwolle.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 75 neighbourhoods in Zwolle.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bedrijventerrein Voorst-A50€210k0%55%0%22%180
Bedrijventerrein Voorst-B0––––33%34
Spoolde315€625k97%97%24%56%21

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Poort van Zwolle is €517,000, against €375,000 in Zwolle.

159homes1 January 2025
86%single-family houses14% flats and apartments
72%owner-occupied22% housing association
1%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
960 m³gas per home per yearZwolle: 730 m³
3,110 kWhelectricity per home per yearZwolle: 2,350 kWh
4%homes off the gas gridZwolle: 9%
46%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 Poort van Zwolle compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZwolle: 42%
30%in the top 20% nationallyZwolle: 19%
2.7%of residents live below the poverty lineZwolle: 2.8%
€329,000median household wealthZwolle: €97,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZwolle: 75.0%
33%with a university or higher professional degreeZwolle: 40%
17.0%of workers are self-employedZwolle: 13.0%
1.1cars 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 167 crimes in Poort van Zwolle in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 457.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.5 across Zwolle.

Other property crime16
Theft of bicycles and mopeds13
Driving under the influence12
Theft from vehicles10
Assault7
Vandalism and criminal damage7
Threats5

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 Poort van Zwolle, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.6 km
Large supermarket1.9 km
Day nursery2.1 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.7
Primary pupils living here20
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises300
Residents per km²160
Land area227 ha

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

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