District Westenholte
District in the municipality of Zwolle · Overijssel
- 2.230 homes
- 5.325 residents
- avg. year built 1979
- avg. WOZ value € 390.000
Living in Westenholte: in the municipality of Zwolle is a district with 2.230 homes, 5.325 residents and 2.200 households. The homes in Westenholte are mainly of the type mid-terrace house (45%) and end-of-terrace house (26%), mainly built in the period 1970-1989 (58%) and with 68% owner-occupied homes and 32% rented homes. The average WOZ value is € 390.000. Of the homes with a registered energy label, 43% have label A or B; the most common energy label is C. Liveability is rated more than adequate according to the Leefbaarometer, the average noise level is 52 dB (moderate) and the police recorded 21,0 crimes per 1,000 residents (nationally: 45,3). A supermarket is 600 m away on average, a primary school is 700 m away and 40% of households have children. For every home in Westenholte, Huisleon provides an estimated value range, energy label, monthly housing costs, information on the living environment and current sale and rental listings.
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Homes in Westenholte
- Homes
- 2.230 addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
- Average year built
- 1979
- Average living area
- 119 m²
- Housing stock (CBS)
- 2.224 2025
Home type
Energy label
Construction period
Residents
- Residents
- 5.325 1 January 2025
- Households
- 2.200 avg. 2,4 people
- Single-person households
- 29% Netherlands: 40%
- Households with children
- 40% Netherlands: 32%
- Population density
- 1.027 residents per km²
- Floor area
- 6,3 km² of which 1,0 km² is water
- Born outside the Netherlands
- 5% Netherlands: 16%
- People in poverty
- 2% Netherlands: 3%
- Social assistance benefits
- 19 per 1,000 residents · Netherlands: 22
- Employment rate
- 72% Netherlands: 72%
- Employees on permanent contracts
- 63% Netherlands: 56%
Age profile
Background
Education level (aged 15–75)
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2024. Background based on the CBS classification (the person’s or their parents’ country of birth); education level of people aged 15 to 75; income standardised for household size and composition; CBS does not publish figures for very small groups.
Housing and property values
- Average WOZ value
- € 390.000 CBS 2024
- Owner-occupied homes
- 68%
- Rented homes
- 32% 29% owned by housing associations
- Single-family homes
- 92% 8% in multi-unit buildings
- Built in the last 10 years
- 6%
- Unoccupied homes
- 2%
- 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
- 2.530 kWh per home per year
- Avg. electricity fed into the grid
- 1.150 kWh solar electricity per home
- Avg. gas consumption
- 820 m³ per home per year
- Homes with solar panels
- 54%
- Gas-free
- 4%
- Mainly electrically heated
- 9%
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
- 600 m avg. distance
- GP practice
- 1,2 km avg. distance
- Primary school
- 700 m avg. distance
- Day nursery
- 500 m avg. distance
- Schools within 3 km
- 3
- Degree of urbanisation
- Moderately urbanised 1.035 addresses per km²
- Cars per household
- 1,0 2.264 passenger cars
- Business premises
- 645 of which 145 in trade and hospitality
Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).
Schools
2 schools in the district of Westenholte, with pupil numbers and the Inspectorate’s assessment.
- Het Saffier 235 pupils · Inspectorate: Voldoende
- Christelijke Basisschool De Morgenster 187 pupils · Inspectorate: Onvoldoende
All schools in the municipality of Zwolle
DUO open education data and Inspectie van het Onderwijs; the school is assigned to a neighbourhood based on its site address.
Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space
- Average noise level (Lden)
- 52 dB municipality 54 dB
- Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
- 9% municipality of 19%
- Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
- 0% municipality of 1%
- Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
- 0% municipality of 0%
- Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
- 0% municipality of 0%
- Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
- 2% municipality of 6%
Noise levels at the 2.230 homes
Flooding
- Homes at risk of flooding
- 98% municipality of 98%
- Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
- 93%
- Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
- 37%
- Maximum water depth
- 3,8 m an average of 1,9 m in flooded areas
Air, light and green space
- NO₂
- 9,7 µg/m³ 29% above the WHO guideline (10)
- PM2,5
- 7,5 µg/m³ 100% above the WHO guideline (5)
- PM10
- 13,3 µg/m³ 0% above the WHO guideline (15)
- Light at night
- Dim municipality: lit
- Green space within 500 m
- 47% 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
- 46–48 °C extreme heat stress
- Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
- 96% municipality of 91%
- Urban heat island effect
- 0,8–1,0 °C warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
- Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
- 97% municipality of 78%
- Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
- 0% municipality of 77%
- Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
- 87% municipality of 76%
- Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
- 14% municipality of 7%
- Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
- 0% municipality of 0%
- Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
- 0% municipality of 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
- 21 Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
- Recorded crimes
- 112 +1% compared with the previous year
- Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
- 1,3 3 burglaries
- Municipality
- 56 per 1,000 residents
- Nederland
- 45 per 1,000 residents
Types of crime (last 12 months)
By year
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
More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024
very poorexcellent
- Liveability
- More than adequate category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
- Score
- 4,11 +0,01 compared with the national average
- Since the previous assessment
- −0,03 2022 assessment: Good
- Municipality
- Good score 4,13
Five dimensions: difference from the national average
- Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,01 adequate
- Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,02 adequate
- Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
- Social cohesion population profile, house moves +0,00 adequate
- Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,03 adequate
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
- € 31.600 per year
- Average income per income recipient
- € 38.800 per year
- Median household wealth
- € 214.800
- Employment rate
- 72% aged 15 to under 75
- Self-employed people
- 11% of the employed population
- Top 20% by income
- 17,2% share of people (20% nationally)