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Het Noorden

1,735 residents · postal code 8021 · Part of Diezerpoort, Zwolle

  • no. 12,531 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 70 of 73 in Zwolle

Scores per pillar

Het Noorden in Zwolle's Diezerpoort has been nearly half renewed since 2000, but remains a neighbourhood of small households: 76 percent living alone, 80 percent rental. The old town is within walking distance — amenities score 9.5 — but the 54 crimes per 1,000 people present press safety to 2.8. Overall: 2.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.8 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.6 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
54.3
Violent crimes
3.1
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 220,000
Owner-occupied
20%
Single-family homes
18%
Built after 2000
48%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 25%25–45 41%45–65 16%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
9%
Single-person households
76%
Residents per km²
7,552

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Het Noorden calculated?

Het Noorden scores 2.8 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 Het Noorden a safe neighbourhood?

Het Noorden scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (54.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.