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district in Deventer

Colmschate-Noord

Colmschate-Noord has 3 neighbourhoods with 5,790 residents in total.

Top 44% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 15 districts of Deventer

Short answer: Colmschate-Noord scores 6.7 as a district of Deventer, no. 8 of the 15 districts of Deventer. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Groot Douwel (7.6). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 5,790 residents in total.

Key figures for Colmschate-Noord

residents
5,790
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
1

How Colmschate-Noord scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
26.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
9.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 176 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
1.5 km
Train station
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Café
3.9 km
Library
1.6 km
Motorway ramp
0.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Deventer

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 297,481
Welfare recipients
13.8 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
76%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
6%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Deventer

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
6,447 inw/km²
Noise level
56 dB
Green surroundings
49%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
1,604
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Deventer

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.5 km
Households with children
38%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Deventer

Who lives here

The age profile of Colmschate-Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    34%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    38%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,447far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Colmschate-Noord, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Colmschate-Noord

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Groot Douwel7.6
  2. 2Blauwenoord6.6
  3. 3Het Oostrik6.0