The population is growing faster than in Zutphen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zutphen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Leesten is €401,000, 20% higher than in Zutphen (€334,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 81%, the same as in Zutphen. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 25 percentage points more than in Zutphen (57%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€401,000
▲20% higher than Zutphen (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+81%
=about the same as Zutphen (+81%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than Zutphen (57%)
Social housing
13%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zutphen (30%)
Private rent
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zutphen (13%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲25 percentage points higher than Zutphen (66%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Zutphen (20%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Zutphen (21%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zutphen (14%)
Average WOZ value
€401,000
▲20% higher than Zutphen (€334,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+81%
=about the same as Zutphen (+81%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than Zutphen (57%)
Social housing
13%
▼17 percentage points lower than Zutphen (30%)
Private rent
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Zutphen (13%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲25 percentage points higher than Zutphen (66%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Zutphen (20%)
Built before 1945
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Zutphen (21%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zutphen (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 81% between 2014 and 2025, to €401,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€401,000▲ 20% above Zutphen
+81% since 2014
Zutphen +81%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€281 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€281/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
118 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €401,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€37€35
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€15€22
Costs to set aside€161
Maintenance reserve€150–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zutphen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 66th 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 118 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €401,000.
Levies: Zutphen'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
Leesten has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 6 wijken in the municipality of Zutphen.
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: €401,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Leesten
401,000
3,558
–
Centrum - De Hoven
346,000
5,685
–
Waterkwartier
257,000
5,155
–
Noordveen
311,000
2,343
–
Zuidwijken
290,000
3,171
–
Warnsveld
409,000
3,741
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Social housing13%
Private rent5%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
74% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 18% in the municipality of Zutphen.
Before 19451.9%
1945-19640.6%
1965-19740.4%
1975-19910.3%
1992-200573.7%
2006-20158.8%
2016 and later14.1%
Explanation
Based on 3,557 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 Zutphen average.
In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Leesten, 57% lower than in Zutphen (44). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 9%, against a fall of 7% in Zutphen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼57% lower than Zutphen (44)
Change since 2021
-9%
▼lower than Zutphen (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼62% lower than Zutphen (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼57% lower than Zutphen (44)
Change since 2021
-9%
▼lower than Zutphen (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.9
▼62% lower than Zutphen (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Leesten registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 44 in the municipality of Zutphen.
Leesten19
The municipality of Zutphen44
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.
The largest category in Leesten is 'Theft and burglary': 6.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.8 in the municipality of Zutphen.
LeestenZutphen
Theft and burglary6.7
Zutphen 18.8▼ −64% vs Zutphen
Traffic3.8
Zutphen 7.5▼ −49% vs Zutphen
Fraud and scams3.7
Zutphen 4.5▼ −18% vs Zutphen
Vandalism and public order2.3
Zutphen 5.4▼ −57% vs Zutphen
Violence and threats1.2
Zutphen 5.3▼ −77% vs Zutphen
Other and withheld1.1
Zutphen 2.1▼ −48% vs Zutphen
Environmental0.0
Zutphen 0.2≈ Zutphen
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'.
In 2024, police in Leesten registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none 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. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Zutphen average; green space is below the Zutphen average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Leesten rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Zutphen. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 46%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 47%), fewer smoke (13% against 17%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Leesten, covering 58% of the area, against 40% in Zutphen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 13% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 26% in Zutphen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zutphen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zutphen (26%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zutphen (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zutphen (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zutphen (17%)
Overweight
54%
=about the same as Zutphen (54%)
Agriculture, share of the area
58%
▲18 percentage points higher than Zutphen (40%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Zutphen (19%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zutphen (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zutphen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
13%
▼13 percentage points lower than Zutphen (26%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zutphen (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zutphen (47%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zutphen (17%)
Overweight
54%
=about the same as Zutphen (54%)
Agriculture, share of the area
58%
▲18 percentage points higher than Zutphen (40%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Zutphen (19%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zutphen (5%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Zutphen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zutphen
Good self-rated health
79.1%
72.5%
Smokes
12.6%
17%
Excessive drinking
4.9%
5.5%
Overweight
53.5%
54.4%
Lonely
39.7%
45.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
47%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.1%
49.3%
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
13% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 26% in the municipality of Zutphen.
Traffic3%
Built-up22.5%
Other built-up2.8%
Recreation4.6%
Agriculture57.6%
Forest and nature8.3%
Water1.2%
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 faster than the Zutphen average.
Leesten has 8,960 inhabitants (2026), or 1,047 per km² (13% lower than in Zutphen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 8%, against a rise of 5% in Zutphen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zutphen was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+8%
▲higher than Zutphen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Zutphen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Zutphen (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zutphen (28%)
Never married
47%
=about the same as Zutphen (47%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zutphen (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zutphen (41%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2014
+8%
▲higher than Zutphen (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Zutphen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Zutphen (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zutphen (28%)
Never married
47%
=about the same as Zutphen (47%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zutphen (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zutphen (41%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 8,960.
Residents, 2026
8,960
+8% since 2014
Zutphen +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,047 residents per km², this wijk is 13% less densely populated than the municipality of Zutphen.
Residents per km²1,047
Dwellings per km²416.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.4 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
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,410
15 to 251,150
25 to 452,030
45 to 652,845
65 to 801,290
80 and over240
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married4,165
Married3,850
Divorced695
Widowed245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,690
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)395
Outside Europe870
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,120
Higher professional, university2,590
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zutphen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Zutphen voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZutphenThe Netherlands
D66
19.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.6%
16.7%
VVD
10.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
19.8%
12.8%
CDA
9.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.8%
4.5%
BBB
2.2%
2.6%
Other
14.4%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Leesten has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 30% higher than in Zutphen (1.0). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Zutphen (22%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zutphen (24%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zutphen (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zutphen (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Zutphen (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zutphen (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
=about the same as Zutphen (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zutphen (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zutphen (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zutphen (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,047
▲94% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Business services, share of businesses
28%
▲4 percentage points higher than Zutphen (24%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zutphen (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zutphen (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲30% higher than Zutphen (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zutphen (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
=about the same as Zutphen (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Zutphen (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zutphen (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zutphen (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,047
▲94% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 285 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie90
Handel en horeca180
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie65
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed35
Zakelijke dienstverlening285
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg245
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Zutphen (2025).
Petrol74.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.1%
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 21% to 25% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 3 percentage points above Zutphen (22%)
+4 pp since 2014
Zutphen +4 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, 4,585 passenger cars and 380 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,585
Motorcycles380
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 (9%).
Residential89.6%
Retail1.1%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.1%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial8.8%
Education0.1%
Detention0.1%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 3,970 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
9% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Social housing13%
NL 28%▼ −54% vs NL
Residents per km²1,047
NL 539▲ +94% vs NL
Single-family dwellings91%
NL 63%▲ +44% vs NL
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) 2025