The population is shrinking, while it grows in Zwolle. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zwolle, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Werkeren is €498,000, 33% higher than in Zwolle (€375,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 38% in Zwolle. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points more than in Zwolle (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€498,000
▲33% higher than Zwolle (€375,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Zwolle (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲22 percentage points higher than Zwolle (53%)
Social housing
18%
▼15 percentage points lower than Zwolle (33%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (14%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲27 percentage points higher than Zwolle (64%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Zwolle (18%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Zwolle (15%)
Built 2016 and later
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwolle (10%)
Average WOZ value
€498,000
▲33% higher than Zwolle (€375,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Zwolle (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲22 percentage points higher than Zwolle (53%)
Social housing
18%
▼15 percentage points lower than Zwolle (33%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (14%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲27 percentage points higher than Zwolle (64%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼16 percentage points lower than Zwolle (18%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Zwolle (15%)
Built 2016 and later
18%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwolle (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €498,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€498,000▲ 33% above Zwolle
+34% since 2021
Zwolle +38%
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: ~€326 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€326/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
146 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €498,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€43€44
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€12€22
Costs to set aside€200
Maintenance reserve€187–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zwolle's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 35th 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 146 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €498,000.
Levies: Zwolle'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
Werkeren has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Stadshagen.
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: €498,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Werkeren
498,000
1,663
–
Frankhuis
441,000
2,321
–
Mastenbroek
456,000
19
–
Schoonhorst
367,000
1,902
–
Milligen
379,000
2,871
–
Tippe bij de IJssel
399,000
301
–
Breecamp
516,000
871
–
Breezicht
479,000
822
–
Stadsbroek
767,000
20
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Social housing18%
Private rent7%
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
80% of dwellings were built between 2006 and 2015, against 10% in the municipality of Zwolle.
Before 19450.1%
1992-20052%
2006-201579.9%
2016 and later18.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,664 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 Zwolle average.
In 2025, 27 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Werkeren, 52% lower than in Zwolle (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 27%, against a rise of 7% in Zwolle. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼52% lower than Zwolle (56)
Change since 2021
+27%
▲higher than Zwolle (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼40% lower than Zwolle (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼52% lower than Zwolle (56)
Change since 2021
+27%
▲higher than Zwolle (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.2
▼40% lower than Zwolle (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Werkeren registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of Zwolle.
Werkeren27
The municipality of Zwolle56
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 Werkeren is 'Theft and burglary': 10.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.5 in the municipality of Zwolle.
WerkerenZwolle
Theft and burglary10.8
Zwolle 25.5▼ −58% vs Zwolle
Fraud and scams4.2
Zwolle 5.2▼ −19% vs Zwolle
Violence and threats3.8
Zwolle 5.6▼ −32% vs Zwolle
Traffic3.6
Zwolle 8.8▼ −59% vs Zwolle
Vandalism and public order1.7
Zwolle 7.0▼ −76% vs Zwolle
Other and withheld1.5
Zwolle 3.2▼ −53% vs Zwolle
Environmental0.9
Zwolle 0.3≈ Zwolle
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 Werkeren registered 7 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 Zwolle average; green space is above the Zwolle average.
An estimated 83% of adults in Werkeren rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Zwolle. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 46%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 46%), fewer smoke (13% against 17%) and fewer are overweight (46% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Werkeren, covering 76% of the area, against 22% in Zwolle. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 17% of the area, 1 percentage point above the 16% in Zwolle.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwolle (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zwolle (16%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwolle (17%)
Overweight
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwolle (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲54 percentage points higher than Zwolle (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼47 percentage points lower than Zwolle (47%)
Recreation, share of the area
17%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zwolle (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwolle (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zwolle (16%)
More figures
Lonely
39%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Smokes
13%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwolle (17%)
Overweight
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwolle (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
76%
▲54 percentage points higher than Zwolle (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼47 percentage points lower than Zwolle (47%)
Recreation, share of the area
17%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zwolle (7%)
Health
An estimated 83% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Zwolle (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Zwolle
Good self-rated health
82.7%
75.2%
Smokes
12.8%
17.3%
Excessive drinking
3.8%
5.6%
Overweight
46.5%
49.5%
Lonely
38.9%
46.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.1%
46.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.2%
51.8%
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
17% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Zwolle.
Traffic5.2%
Built-up76%
Recreation16.7%
Water2.1%
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
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.9
GP practices
–
0.9
Daycares
–
2.5
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Zwolle.
Werkeren has 5,195 inhabitants (2026), or 5,570 per km² (4.6 times as high as in Zwolle). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 3% in Zwolle. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Zwolle was 83%, 5 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. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Zwolle (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwolle
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Zwolle (+4%)
Aged under 15
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwolle (16%)
Never married
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zwolle (54%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (79%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwolle (40%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Zwolle (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwolle
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Zwolle (+4%)
Aged under 15
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwolle (16%)
Never married
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zwolle (54%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (79%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwolle (40%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 5,195.
Residents, 2026
5,195
-1% since 2021
Zwolle +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,570 residents per km², this buurt is 4.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Zwolle.
Residents per km²5,570
Dwellings per km²1,788.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 0 and 15.
0 to 151,395
15 to 25745
25 to 451,335
45 to 651,320
65 to 80260
80 and over140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married2,895
Married1,910
Divorced260
Widowed130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,235
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)235
Outside Europe725
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1710
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,130
Higher professional, university1,740
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Zwolle; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Zwolle voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ZwolleThe Netherlands
D66
20.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10.9%
16.7%
VVD
11.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.9%
12.8%
CDA
12.6%
11.8%
JA21
4.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.7%
2.6%
Other
17.3%
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
Werkeren has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 20% higher than in Zwolle (1.0). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Zwolle (27%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zwolle (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zwolle (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲20% higher than Zwolle (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Zwolle (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zwolle (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Zwolle (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Zwolle (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲20% higher than Zwolle (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Zwolle (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲10 percentage points higher than Zwolle (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 165 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie50
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening165
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg130
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Zwolle (2025).
Petrol69.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30.4%
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 27% to 30% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 3 percentage points above Zwolle (27%)
+3 pp since 2021
Zwolle +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, 1,955 passenger cars and 145 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,955
Motorcycles145
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.4%).
Residential98.6%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other0.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,687 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
5,570 residents per km²: 10 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,570
NL 539▲ +933% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% 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) 2026