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Oud-Schelle

Oud-Schelle is a neighbourhood in the Schelle district of Zwolle, with 1,390 residents and 486 homes. 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 93% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€561,000) is 50% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 185 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01935000 · 25 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,390residents1 January 2025
€561,000average WOZ home valueZwolle: €375,000
23%green within 500 mZwolle: 29%
185services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud-Schelle in ZwollePostcodes in Oud-Schelle highlighted; the rest of Zwolle in grey
Map of Zwolle with Oud-Schelle highlighted

Who lives here.

1,390 residents in 515 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zwolle.

22%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
17%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
21%
one-person households
48%
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-Schelle is €561,000, against €375,000 in Zwolle.

486homes1 newly built in 2025
93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments
95%owner-occupied0% housing association
10%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
970 m³gas per home per yearZwolle: 730 m³
3,310 kWhelectricity per home per yearZwolle: 2,350 kWh
8%homes off the gas gridZwolle: 9%
60%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-Schelle compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

20%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZwolle: 42%
46%in the top 20% nationallyZwolle: 19%
0.4%of residents live below the poverty lineZwolle: 2.8%
€420,000median household wealthZwolle: €97,000
81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZwolle: 75.0%
52%with a university or higher professional degreeZwolle: 40%
16.0%of workers are self-employedZwolle: 13.0%
1.0cars 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 23 crimes in Oud-Schelle in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 16.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.5 across Zwolle.

Vandalism and criminal damage6
Assault3
Burglary of homes2
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

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-Schelle, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.8
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises150
Residents per km²3,963
Land area35 ha

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

Schools in Oud-Schelle.

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

De IchthusPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Openbare Montessori BasisschoolPrimary 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 Zwolle.