The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Deventer
9.9Number 1TjoeneThe quietest neighbourhood in Deventer is Tjoene (9.9), with 27 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Deventer: 9 in the centre, 9 in the east and 3 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,355 residents. The national median for population density is 88 times as high. Of the 64 neighbourhoods in Deventer with a grade for quiet, 23 reach a 7.0 or higher. Deventer as a whole comes out at a 5.6, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Deventer lives, there are 4,925 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 23 in Rande to 13,730 in Noordenbergkwartier.
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The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Deventer
Number 1
Tjoene
220 residents
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- 29.9
Averlo en Frieswijk
490 residents
33 residents per km²
- 39.9
Buitengebied Lettele en Okkenbroek
950 residents
35 residents per km²
- 49.8
Rande
105 residents
23 residents per km² · 13% water
- 59.6
Dorp Diepenveen
4,565 residents
962 residents per km²
- 69.5
Dorp Lettele
635 residents
762 residents per km²
- 79.5
Zuidloo
260 residents
40 residents per km² · 1% water
- 89.4
Loo
705 residents
57 residents per km²
- 99.3
Okkenbroek
310 residents
287 residents per km²
- 109.1
Dorp Schalkhaar
5,690 residents
1,552 residents per km²
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- 119.0
Steenbrugge
1,635 residents
1,645 residents per km² · 2% water
- 128.7
Oude Molen
105 residents
130 residents per km²
- 138.6
Platvoet
1,685 residents
2,198 residents per km² · 7% water
- 148.5
Dortherhoek
220 residents
59 residents per km²
- 158.5
Oxerhof
155 residents
29 residents per km² · 1% water
- 168.4
Graveland
405 residents
1,542 residents per km²
- 178.3
Dorp Bathmen
4,590 residents
1,331 residents per km²
- 188.2
Borgele
3,670 residents
3,337 residents per km² · 3% water
- 197.7
Zandweerd-Noord
1,940 residents
3,267 residents per km² · 30% water
- 207.6
De Hoven
2,280 residents
560 residents per km² · 17% water
- 217.5
Rielerweg-Oost
1,925 residents
1,850 residents per km² · 15% water
- 227.5
Swormink
1,505 residents
3,658 residents per km² · 5% water
- 236.9
Schrijversbuurt
2,200 residents
5,381 residents per km² · 5% water
- 246.3
Essenerveld
1,355 residents
5,065 residents per km²
- 256.0
Het Jeurlink
2,015 residents
4,203 residents per km² · 2% water
- 265.9
Op den Haar
2,850 residents
3,655 residents per km²
- 275.8
Spikvoorde
2,700 residents
6,752 residents per km²
- 285.7
Landsherenkwartier
2,390 residents
4,697 residents per km²
- 295.6
Dorp Colmschate
1,235 residents
2,384 residents per km²
- 305.0
Groot Douwel
1,990 residents
4,760 residents per km²
- 314.7
Oranjekwartier
2,445 residents
6,074 residents per km²
- 324.6
Roessink
970 residents
6,733 residents per km²
- 334.3
Rode Dorp
2,535 residents
5,465 residents per km²
- 344.3
Het Fetlaer en Spijkvoorder Enk
2,720 residents
5,256 residents per km²
- 354.3
Ludgeruskwartier
2,580 residents
6,816 residents per km²
- 364.3
Singel
1,390 residents
4,171 residents per km² · 11% water
- 374.1
Deltabuurt
3,110 residents
7,129 residents per km² · 4% water
- 384.0
Rollecatekwartier
2,035 residents
4,979 residents per km²
- 393.9
Noordenbergsingel
495 residents
5,155 residents per km² · 17% water
- 403.9
Noordenbergkwartier
820 residents
13,730 residents per km² · 14% water
- 413.9
Steinvoorde
1,745 residents
6,009 residents per km²
- 423.8
Centrum
2,950 residents
10,564 residents per km² · 7% water
- 433.7
Zandweerd-Zuid
2,715 residents
8,331 residents per km² · 6% water
- 443.7
Snipperling
370 residents
897 residents per km² · 2% water
- 453.5
Hoornwerk
670 residents
3,483 residents per km² · 10% water
- 463.3
Het Oostrik
2,265 residents
8,567 residents per km²
- 473.3
Lange Zandstraat
1,495 residents
9,135 residents per km² · 6% water
- 483.2
Tuindorp
1,810 residents
7,593 residents per km²
- 493.2
Blauwenoord
1,535 residents
5,506 residents per km²
- 503.1
Rivierenbuurt
1,345 residents
5,116 residents per km² · 4% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Tjoene at the top?
Tjoene scores a 9.9 on this list, with 27 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Deventer that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.