The population is growing faster than in Zwolle. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Zwolle, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Berkum is €468,000, 25% higher than in Zwolle (€375,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 69%, against a rise of 88% in Zwolle. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Zwolle (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€468,000
▲25% higher than Zwolle (€375,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+69%
▼lower than Zwolle (+88%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwolle (53%)
Social housing
19%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zwolle (33%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (14%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwolle (64%)
Built 1965–1974
24%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwolle (13%)
Built before 1945
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zwolle (15%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (18%)
Average WOZ value
€468,000
▲25% higher than Zwolle (€375,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+69%
▼lower than Zwolle (+88%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwolle (53%)
Social housing
19%
▼14 percentage points lower than Zwolle (33%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (14%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwolle (64%)
Built 1965–1974
24%
▲11 percentage points higher than Zwolle (13%)
Built before 1945
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Zwolle (15%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 69% between 2014 and 2025, to €468,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€468,000▲ 25% above Zwolle
+69% since 2014
Zwolle +88%
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: ~€272 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€272/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
110 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €468,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€40€41
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€12€22
Costs to set aside€150
Maintenance reserve€140–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Zwolle's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 34th 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 110 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €468,000.
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
Berkum has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 16 wijken in the municipality of Zwolle.
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: €468,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Berkum
468,000
2,180
–
Binnenstad
372,000
2,878
–
Diezerpoort
265,000
6,648
–
Wipstrik
394,000
3,162
–
Assendorp
343,000
6,636
–
Kamperpoort-Veerallee
388,000
2,068
–
Poort van Zwolle
517,000
159
–
Westenholte
408,000
2,224
–
Stadshagen
429,000
10,790
–
Holtenbroek
268,000
5,109
–
Aa-landen
338,000
6,289
–
Vechtlanden
841,000
418
–
Marsweteringlanden
597,000
408
–
Schelle
447,000
6,046
–
Ittersum
375,000
6,383
–
Soestweteringlanden
524,000
295
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Social housing19%
Private rent17%
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
73% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes73%
Multi-family homes27%
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
32% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Zwolle.
Before 19454.8%
1945-196416.5%
1965-197423.9%
1975-199131.9%
1992-200510.9%
2006-20153.7%
2016 and later8.4%
Explanation
Based on 2,187 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
More registered crime per resident than the Zwolle average.
In 2025, 100 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Berkum, 79% higher than in Zwolle (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 21%, 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
100
▲79% higher than Zwolle (56)
Change since 2021
+21%
▲higher than Zwolle (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲40% higher than Zwolle (2.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
100
▲79% higher than Zwolle (56)
Change since 2021
+21%
▲higher than Zwolle (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲40% higher than Zwolle (2.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Berkum registered 100 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of Zwolle.
Berkum100
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 Berkum is 'Theft and burglary': 36.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.5 in the municipality of Zwolle.
BerkumZwolle
Theft and burglary36.8
Zwolle 25.5▲ +44% vs Zwolle
Traffic31.2
Zwolle 8.8▲ +255% vs Zwolle
Violence and threats10.6
Zwolle 5.6▲ +89% vs Zwolle
Vandalism and public order9.9
Zwolle 7.0▲ +41% vs Zwolle
Fraud and scams6.5
Zwolle 5.2▲ +25% vs Zwolle
Other and withheld4.3
Zwolle 3.2▲ +34% vs Zwolle
Environmental0.7
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 Berkum registered 135 traffic accidents, of which 8 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 below the Zwolle average.
An estimated 76% of adults in Berkum rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Zwolle. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (41% against 46%), fewer feel lonely (43% against 46%), fewer smoke (15% against 17%) and fewer are overweight (48% against 50%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Berkum, covering 56% of the area, against 47% in Zwolle. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 7 percentage points below the 16% in Zwolle.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zwolle (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (16%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Lonely
43%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Smokes
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (17%)
Overweight
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
56%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwolle (47%)
Other built-up, share of the area
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (3%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwolle (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
76%
▲1 percentage point higher than Zwolle (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Zwolle (16%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼5 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Lonely
43%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwolle (46%)
Smokes
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (17%)
Overweight
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
56%
▲9 percentage points higher than Zwolle (47%)
Other built-up, share of the area
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (3%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Zwolle (7%)
Health
An estimated 76% 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
75.9%
75.2%
Smokes
15.1%
17.3%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
5.6%
Overweight
48%
49.5%
Lonely
43.3%
46.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.3%
46.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.5%
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
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Zwolle.
Traffic5.9%
Built-up18.3%
Other built-up7.8%
Recreation3.8%
Agriculture56.5%
Forest and nature4.9%
Water2.9%
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 Zwolle average.
Berkum has 5,435 inhabitants (2026), or 297 per km² (76% lower than in Zwolle). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 27%, against a rise of 9% 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 2014
+27%
▲higher than Zwolle (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwolle
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Zwolle (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zwolle (25%)
Never married
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (54%)
Dutch origin
76%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwolle (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (38%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+27%
▲higher than Zwolle (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Zwolle
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Zwolle (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Zwolle (25%)
Never married
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Zwolle (54%)
Dutch origin
76%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwolle (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (38%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 27% between 2014 and 2026, to 5,435.
Residents, 2026
5,435
+27% since 2014
Zwolle +9%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 297 residents per km², this wijk is 76% less densely populated than the municipality of Zwolle.
Residents per km²297
Dwellings per km²119
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.1 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
24% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15890
15 to 25685
25 to 451,260
45 to 651,300
65 to 80840
80 and over450
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married2,800
Married2,060
Divorced250
Widowed320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
76% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,150
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)855
Outside Europe425
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1650
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,600
Higher professional, university1,470
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
Berkum has an average of 1.8 cars per household, 80% higher than in Zwolle (1.0). 43% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 16 percentage points more than in Zwolle (27%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwolle (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (22%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zwolle (1%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲80% higher than Zwolle (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
43%
▲16 percentage points higher than Zwolle (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+13 pp
▲higher than Zwolle (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
74%
▼15 percentage points lower than Zwolle (89%)
Office, share of addresses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwolle (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (2%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Zwolle (13%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Zwolle (22%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Zwolle (1%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.8
▲80% higher than Zwolle (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
43%
▲16 percentage points higher than Zwolle (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+13 pp
▲higher than Zwolle (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
74%
▼15 percentage points lower than Zwolle (89%)
Office, share of addresses
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Zwolle (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Zwolle (2%)
Social housing
19%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 300 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie95
Handel en horeca195
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie90
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed65
Zakelijke dienstverlening300
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg290
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
43% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Zwolle (2025).
Petrol56.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)43.2%
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 30% to 43% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
43%▲ 16 percentage points above Zwolle (27%)
+13 pp since 2014
Zwolle +2 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, 4,365 passenger cars and 230 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,365
Motorcycles230
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
74% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (10%).
Residential74.5%
Retail1.6%
Office9.6%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare1.5%
Industrial7.4%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.6%
Sports0.2%
Other6%
Explanation
Based on 2,936 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
297 residents per km²: 45% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²297
NL 539▼ −45% vs NL
Social housing19%
NL 28%▼ −32% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings27%
NL 37%▼ −27% vs NL
Private rent17%
NL 14%▲ +21% vs NL
Average WOZ value€468,000
NL €398,000▲ +18% 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