district in Zwolle
Ittersum
Ittersum has 7 neighbourhoods with 14,715 residents in total.
Ittersum lies on the south side of Zwolle, holding 14,715 residents across seven neighbourhoods from Ittersumerlanden to Oud-Ittersum. Safety is the clear standout here at 8.0, with amenities behind on 6.7. The overall reaches 7.1. Wealth & income is weakest at 5.2, while quiet & nature hovers around the national median at 4.7. For families the district stands out even further at 8.6, in an otherwise solid residential area with no sharp edges.
no. 5 of the 16 districts of Zwolle
Short answer: Ittersum scores 7.9 as a district of Zwolle, no. 5 of the 16 districts of Zwolle. Its strongest neighbourhood is Gerenbroek (9.6), the worst Geren (3.8). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 14,715 residents in total.
Key figures for Ittersum
- residents
- 14,715
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 3
How Ittersum 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.
In 2025, 372 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Ittersum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,809 — far 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 Ittersum, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Ittersum
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Ittersum.
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Neighbourhoods in Ittersum
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