District Schelle

District in municipality Zwolle · Overijssel

  • 6.067 homes
  • 13.880 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1986
  • avg. WOZ € 424.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Schelle

Homes
6.067
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1986
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.047
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 47% 2.843
  • End-terrace house 19% 1.131
  • Apartment 17% 1.047
  • Detached 10% 591
  • Semi-detached house 7% 455

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 1.277
  • B 33% 1.979
  • C 40% 2.405
  • D 1% 60
  • E 0% 18
  • F 2% 113
  • G 3% 202
  • No label 0% 13

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 340
  • 1945–1969 2% 109
  • 1970–1989 45% 2.752
  • 1990–2009 44% 2.692
  • 2010 and later 3% 172
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
13.880
January 1, 2025
Households
6.005
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
35%
Population density
1.799
inhabitants per km²
Area
8,8 km²
of which 1,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 2.105
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.510
  • 25–45 years 20% 2.770
  • 45–65 years 31% 4.240
  • 65 years and older 23% 3.250

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 424.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.550 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.180 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
53%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.618 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
5.834 passenger cars
Company locations
1.280
of which 130 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
54 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
12%
municipality 19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 6.067 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 10% 583
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 19% 1.124
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 31% 1.899
  • 56–60 dB: busy 28% 1.724
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 10% 615
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 122

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 98%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
98%
Maximum water depth
4,5 m
average 3,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,0 µg/m³
29% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
50%
municipality 43%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
51%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
99%
municipality 77%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
88%
municipality 76%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
272
-17% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,3
2 burglaries
Municipality
56
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 14% 37
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 17
  • Mishandeling 6% 15
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 12
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 6
  • Bedreiging 2% 6
  • Drugshandel 1% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 2

Per year

  1. 3532021
  2. 3202022
  3. 2842023
  4. 2832024
  5. 2982025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,23
+0,13 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 45.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 286.400
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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