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Werkeren

Werkeren is a neighbourhood in the Stadshagen district of Zwolle, with 5,265 residents and 1,663 homes. 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€498,000) is 33% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 126 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01932230 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,265residents1 January 2025
€498,000average WOZ home valueZwolle: €375,000
24%green within 500 mZwolle: 29%
126services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Werkeren in ZwollePostcodes in Werkeren highlighted; the rest of Zwolle in grey
Map of Zwolle with Werkeren highlighted

Who lives here.

5,265 residents in 1,655 households, 3.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zwolle.

28%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
8%
aged 65 and over
17%
one-person households
66%
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 Werkeren is €498,000, against €375,000 in Zwolle.

1,663homes1 January 2025
91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments
75%owner-occupied18% housing association
19%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
750 m³gas per home per yearZwolle: 730 m³
3,140 kWhelectricity per home per yearZwolle: 2,350 kWh
8%homes off the gas gridZwolle: 9%
71%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 Werkeren compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

15%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZwolle: 42%
44%in the top 20% nationallyZwolle: 19%
1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineZwolle: 2.8%
€244,000median household wealthZwolle: €97,000
85.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZwolle: 75.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeZwolle: 40%
13.0%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 140 crimes in Werkeren in 2025, 37% more than in 2024. That is 26.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.5 across Zwolle.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds13
Assault12
Vandalism and criminal damage9
Other property crime6
Burglary of homes3
Theft from vehicles3
Threats2
Pickpocketing1
Street robbery1
Driving under the influence1

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 Werkeren, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.2
Primary pupils living here810
Secondary pupils living here570
Business premises480
Residents per km²5,652
Land area93 ha

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

Schools in Werkeren.

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

Kindcentrum KasteelhoevePrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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.

Tippe bij de IJsselMilligenBreecampBreezichtOud-WestenholteSchoonhorstStadshagen district