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neighbourhood in Zwolle

Geren

830 residents · postal code 8014 · Part of Ittersum, Zwolle

  • no. 10,063 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 53 of 73 in Zwolle
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Scores per pillar

Geren is an urban residential neighbourhood in Zwolle with 830 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.2. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.0, while socio-economic position lags at 3.2.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
3.5 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
2.9 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
20.0
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 300,000
Owner-occupied
20%
Single-family homes
35%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 18%25–45 36%45–65 24%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
17%
Single-person households
67%
Residents per km²
4,016

Nearby neighbourhoods

Schellerhoek

Zwolle

9.7

Oud-Schelle

Zwolle

9.5

Gerenlanden

Zwolle

8.6

Nieuw-Assendorp

Zwolle

5.5

Pierik

Zwolle

3.6

Oud-Ittersum

Zwolle

8.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Akert

Geldrop-Mierlo

4.2

Bovenmaat-Oost

Huizen

4.2

Nieuw Middelburg

Middelburg (Z.)

4.2

Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving

Utrecht

4.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Geren calculated?

Geren scores 4.2 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Geren a safe neighbourhood?

Geren scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.