District Binnenstad

District in the municipality of Zwolle · Overijssel

  • 2.954 homes
  • 4.255 residents
  • avg. year built 1922
  • avg. WOZ value € 354.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in Binnenstad

Homes
2.954
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1922
Average living area
88 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.834
2025

Home type

  • Flat 80% 2.361
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 388
  • End-of-terrace house 4% 130
  • Semi-detached house 1% 41
  • Detached house 1% 34

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 935
  • B 13% 372
  • C 14% 413
  • D 5% 145
  • E 6% 174
  • F 7% 209
  • G 18% 519
  • No label 6% 187

Construction period

  • Before 1945 48% 1.404
  • 1945–1969 2% 68
  • 1970–1989 23% 680
  • 1990–2009 14% 405
  • 2010 onwards 12% 365
  • Unknown 1% 32

Residents

Residents
4.255
1 January 2025
Households
2.910
avg. 1,4 people
Single-person households
65%
Households with children
8%
Population density
8.119
residents per km²
Floor area
0,6 km²
of which 0,1 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 4% 160
  • 15–25 years 18% 775
  • 25–45 years 45% 1.930
  • 45–65 years 19% 810
  • 65 years and over 14% 585

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 354.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
30%
Rented homes
70%
19% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
16%
84% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied homes
9%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.070 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
60 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
720 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
9%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
500 m
avg. distance
GP practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
3.757 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
1.460 passenger cars
Business premises
1.505
of which 480 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
58 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
20%
municipality 19%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
2%
municipality 6%

Noise levels at the 2.954 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderate 7% 202
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 88% 2.594
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 157
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
91%
municipality 98%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
79%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
23%
Maximum water depth
6,0 m
an average of 2,0 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
11,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
13,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Very bright
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
31%
municipality 43%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
70%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
75%
municipality 78%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
93%
municipality 77%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality 76%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
7%
municipality 7%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
297
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
1.263
+15% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
5 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 20% 255
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 155
  • Mishandeling 7% 83
  • Vernieling 4% 54
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 13
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 12
  • Bedreiging 1% 10
  • Drugshandel 1% 9

By year

  1. 6592021
  2. 9962022
  3. 1.0152023
  4. 1.0362024
  5. 1.1772025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Very good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Very good
category 8 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,02
2022 assessment: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,04 more than adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,02 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,19 very good
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,02 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,13 poor

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 47.100
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 49.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 8.500
Employment rate
80%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
19%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
22,1%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Binnenstad 3