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Municipality · Overijssel

Living in Deventer

The population is growing about as fast as in the Netherlands. Homes cost less than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

105,111 residents, 48,140 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Deventer is €357,000, 10% lower than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 87%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 56% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €357,000
    10% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +87%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    56%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    29%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    15%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    67%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    17%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (23%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    18%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    13%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (15%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 87% between 2014 and 2025, to €357,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€357,00010% below the Netherlands
  • +87% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Zuidwest-Overijssel

In the Zuidwest-Overijssel region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,240/m², and 72% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€4,240/m²

Of the homes sold in Zuidwest-Overijssel in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,240 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+4.5%

The final sale price in Zuidwest-Overijssel came in 4.5% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
72%

72% of the homes sold in Zuidwest-Overijssel in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€4,037/m²
End-of-terrace house
€4,186/m²
Semi-detached house
€3,906/m²
Detached house
€4,542/m²
Apartment
€4,704/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Zuidwest-Overijssel, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€273 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€273/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 113 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €357,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
  • Water board levy€42–
  • Property tax (OZB)€34€31
  • Waste levy€26€27
  • Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€154
  • Maintenance reserve€144–
  • Buildings insurance€10–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Deventer's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 124th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.

cheapestdearest

Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.

Explanation
  • The home: one typical home of 113 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €357,000.
  • Levies: Deventer's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
  • Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
  • NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
  • Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.

Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026

Dwelling value ladder

Deventer has the 8th-lowest WOZ value of the 25 gemeenten in the province of Overijssel.

Netherlands€398,000
Dalfsen€455,000
Tubbergen€432,000
Ommen€428,000
Dinkelland€424,000
Olst-Wijhe€415,000
Raalte€414,000
Wierden€410,000
Borne€395,000
Hellendoorn€395,000
Rijssen-Holten€386,000
Losser€381,000
Staphorst€380,000
Haaksbergen€380,000
Hof van Twente€376,000
Zwolle€375,000
Kampen€361,000
Oldenzaal€360,000
Deventer€357,000

Twenterand€354,000
Hardenberg€352,000
Steenwijkerland€339,000
Zwartewaterland€333,000
Hengelo (O.)€313,000
Enschede€301,000
Almelo€295,000
Explanation

Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)

WOZ value and age structure

Here: €357,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Deventer357,00048,140–
Almelo295,00034,709–
Borne395,00010,535–
Dalfsen455,00012,599–
Dinkelland424,00011,366–
Enschede301,00077,688–
Haaksbergen380,00010,753–
Hardenberg352,00026,307–
Hellendoorn395,00015,194–
Hengelo (O.)313,00040,426–
Hof van Twente376,00015,711–
Kampen361,00023,734–
Losser381,00010,210–
Oldenzaal360,00014,974–
Olst-Wijhe415,0008,267–
Ommen428,0007,934–
Raalte414,00016,573–
Rijssen-Holten386,00015,310–
Staphorst380,0006,279–
Steenwijkerland339,00020,632–
Tubbergen432,0008,940–
Twenterand354,00014,192–
Wierden410,00010,369–
Zwartewaterland333,0009,305–
Zwolle375,00061,693–
Explanation

Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)

Dwellings by ownership

The largest category is owner-occupied, at 56% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied56%
  • Social housing29%
  • Private rent15%
Explanation

CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Dwellings by type

67% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes67%
  • Multi-family homes33%
Explanation

CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Dwellings by build period

22% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194521.9%
  • 1945-196414.6%
  • 1965-197413.4%
  • 1975-199116.7%
  • 1992-200518%
  • 2006-20157.2%
  • 2016 and later8.2%
Explanation

Based on 49,308 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

02 · Safety

Less registered crime per resident than the Dutch average.

In 2025, 44 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Deventer, 2% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 7%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    44
    2% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    +7%
    higher than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • More figures
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.3
    15% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)
  • Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
    0.63
    55% lower than the Netherlands (1.39)
  • Change since 2020
    +27%
    lower than the Netherlands (+46%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Deventer registered 44 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Deventer44
The Netherlands45
Explanation

Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Deventer registered 44 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
442% below the Netherlands
  • +7% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Deventer is 'Theft and burglary': 20.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

DeventerThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary20.6
  • Vandalism and public order5.7
  • Fraud and scams5.6
  • Traffic5.6
  • Violence and threats3.9
  • Other and withheld2.4
  • Environmental0.1
Explanation

Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.3 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Deventer2.29
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Deventer registered 618 traffic accidents, of which 65 with injury and 3 fatal.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation

Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health about average; green space is above the Dutch average.

An estimated 73% of adults in Deventer rate their own health as good, about the same as in the Netherlands. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 48%), more smoke (18% against 17%) and more report anxiety or depression (48% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Deventer, covering 60% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 18% of the area, 2 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    73%
    about the same as the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    18%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    51%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    48%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Smokes
    18%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Overweight
    52%
    about the same as the Netherlands (52%)
  • Water, share of the area
    3%
    16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    60%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    15%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (9%)

Health

An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
73.2%
72.8%
Smokes
18%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
5.8%
Overweight
52.3%
51.6%
Lonely
47.1%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.2%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.6%
48.3%
Explanation

An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.

Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024

Land use

18% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic3.3%
  • Built-up14.8%
  • Other built-up0.8%
  • Recreation4.5%
  • Agriculture59.9%
  • Forest and nature13.9%
  • Water2.8%
Explanation

Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.

Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022

04 · Residents

The population is growing about as fast as the Dutch average.

Deventer has 105,111 inhabitants (2026), or 805 per km² (49% higher than in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 7%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Deventer was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +7%
    about the same as the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    80%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +14%
    higher than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    27%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Never married
    51%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (50%)
  • Dutch origin
    75%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    40%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (41%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    21%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 105,111.

Residents, 2026
105,111
  • +7% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 805.

Residents per km²805
Dwellings per km²368.8

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 9.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.1 died per 1,000.

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

27% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 1515,418
  • 15 to 2512,623
  • 25 to 4527,844
  • 45 to 6528,306
  • 65 to 8015,844
  • 80 and over5,076

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

51% of residents are never married.

  • Never married53,667
  • Married37,843
  • Divorced8,831
  • Widowed4,770

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

75% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands78,491
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)7,489
  • Outside Europe19,131

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

40% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo119,890
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-431,960
  • Higher professional, university27,390

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Deventer voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.

Municipality of DeventerThe Netherlands
D66
20.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13%
16.7%
VVD
11.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.9%
12.8%
CDA
9.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.7%
4.5%
BBB
4.5%
2.6%
Other
14.1%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Deventer has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 9% lower than in the Netherlands (1.1). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    10%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    20%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    27%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (25%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.0
    9% lower than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    23%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    −2 pp
    lower than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    90%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    3%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    33%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Average WOZ value
    €357,000
    10% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Private rent
    15%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (14%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 3,495 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij295
Nijverheid en energie1,365
Handel en horeca2,315
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie940
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed545
Zakelijke dienstverlening3,495
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg2,650
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten1,475

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol77.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.6%
Explanation

CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Share on other fuel per year

The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 24% to 23% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
23%3 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
  • -1 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 pp
Explanation

See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Vehicles by kind

In 2025, 49,235 passenger cars and 3,755 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars49,235
Motorcycles3,755
Explanation

At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Addresses by building use

90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).

  • Residential89.6%
  • Retail1.8%
  • Office1.7%
  • Assembly0.9%
  • Healthcare1.1%
  • Industrial2.5%
  • Lodging0.1%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other4.2%
Explanation

Based on 55,004 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

Biggest difference from the Netherlands

805 residents per km²: 49% more densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²805
  • Multi-family dwellings33%
  • Average WOZ value€357,000
  • Private rent15%
  • Single-family dwellings67%
Explanation

The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Deventer

Compare the districts of Deventer
Diepenveen4,945€546,00018
Lettele1,670€520,00011
Schalkhaar6,130€493,00019
Bathmen5,920€467,00021
Okkenbroek305€452,00010

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

How we calculate