The best neighbourhoods in Deventer
10.0Number 1SteenbruggeThe best neighbourhood in Deventer is Steenbrugge (10.0), with safety 9.8 as its strongest side. They cluster in one corner of Deventer: 16 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,745 residents. Of the 64 neighbourhoods in Deventer with a total grade, 23 reach a 7.0 or higher. Deventer as a whole comes out at a 6.7, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Deventer scores highest on amenities (7.7) and lowest on wealth & income (5.2).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Deventer
Number 1
Steenbrugge
1,635 residents
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- 29.9
Dorp Lettele
635 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 39.9
Graveland
405 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 10.0
- 49.8
Dorp Diepenveen
4,565 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 59.7
Het Fetlaer en Spijkvoorder Enk
2,720 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 69.7
Spikvoorde
2,700 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 79.7
Op den Haar
2,850 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 89.7
Steinvoorde
1,745 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 99.5
Dorp Bathmen
4,590 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 109.5
Dorp Schalkhaar
5,690 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.1
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- 119.5
Rollecatekwartier
2,035 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 129.1
Essenerveld
1,355 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 139.0
Noordenbergsingel
495 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 148.9
De Hoven
2,280 residents
Strongest: families 9.1
- 158.8
Het Jeurlink
2,015 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 168.4
Zwolseweg
2,480 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 177.9
Swormink
1,505 residents
Strongest: families 9.5
- 187.7
Tjoene
220 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.9
- 197.6
Groot Douwel
1,990 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 207.6
Oude Molen
105 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 217.6
Okkenbroek
310 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 227.2
Roessink
970 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 237.0
Oudegoedstraat
1,350 residents
Strongest: families 9.1
- 246.9
Platvoet
1,685 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 256.7
Zandweerd-Noord
1,940 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.8
- 266.7
Zuidloo
260 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 276.6
Buitengebied Lettele en Okkenbroek
950 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.9
- 286.6
Blauwenoord
1,535 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 296.5
Noordenbergkwartier
820 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 306.1
Loo
705 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.4
- 316.0
Het Oostrik
2,265 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 326.0
Noorderplein
1,110 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 335.6
Rivierenbuurt
1,345 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 345.6
Het Bramelt
1,380 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 355.5
Dorp Colmschate
1,235 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.0
- 365.5
Borgele
3,670 residents
Strongest: families 8.7
- 375.4
Averlo en Frieswijk
490 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.9
- 385.4
Rode Dorp
2,535 residents
Strongest: families 9.5
- 395.3
Lange Zandstraat
1,495 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 405.2
Colmschaterenk
2,245 residents
Strongest: families 8.5
- 415.2
Oxerhof
155 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 425.1
Landsherenkwartier
2,390 residents
Strongest: families 7.9
- 434.8
Singel
1,390 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 444.8
Burgemeestersbuurt
1,255 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 454.6
Ludgeruskwartier
2,580 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 464.6
Oranjekwartier
2,445 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.0
- 474.6
Dortherhoek
220 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.5
- 484.5
Zandweerd-Zuid
2,715 residents
Strongest: families 8.5
- 494.5
Centrum
2,950 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 504.5
Hoornwerk
670 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.8
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Steenbrugge at the top?
Steenbrugge scores a 10.0 on this list, with safety 9.8 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Deventer that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics 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.