Postcode 8255 Swifterbant
About 6,505 people live in postcode area 8255 in Swifterbant (municipality Dronten), in 2,850 households.
The average home value (WOZ) was €316,000 in 2023, up 83% from €173,000 in 2016.
70% of homes are owner-occupied, 3.2% are apartments and –% were built before 1945.
Liveability is in the top 87% of Dutch postcode areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
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Year built, floor area and neighbourhood facts for one home. Free.
Home values over time
| 2016 | €173,000 |
| 2017 | €177,000 +2.3% |
| 2018 | €182,000 +2.8% |
| 2019 | €193,000 +6% |
| 2020 | €208,000 +7.8% |
| 2021 | €225,000 +8.2% |
| 2022 | €267,000 +18.7% |
| 2023 | €316,000 +18.4% |
Average WOZ value (municipal tax valuation) of homes in this postcode area, CBS.
Who lives here
| Age 0–14 | 14.8% |
| Age 15–24 | 12.3% |
| Age 25–44 | 22.6% |
| Age 45–64 | 31.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8% |
| Single-person households | 29.6% |
| Families with children | 34.7% |
| Average household size | 2.3 |
| Median household income | – |
| Urbanity | hardly urban |
CBS 2024
Homes
| Homes | 2,650 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 70% / 30% |
| Social housing | 25.1% |
| Apartments | 3.2% |
| Built before 1945 | – |
| Built 2015 or later | 1.9% |
| Average gas use | 890 m³ a year |
| Average electricity use | 2,880 kWh a year |
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 8.5 km |
| Daycare | 1.3 km |
| Train station | 8.1 km |
| Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Library | 1.2 km |
| Swimming pool | 9.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS.
Schools in 8255
| Primary school | Distance | Target level reading / maths |
|---|---|---|
| De Branding Protestant Christian · 107 pupils | Zuidsingel 32 | – / – |
| De Golfslag Roman Catholic · 184 pupils | Narcisstraat 1 | 65.2% / 21.7% |
| Openbare Basisschool De Duykeldam public (non-denominational) · 128 pupils | De Lange Streek 30 | – / – |
Share of pupils leaving at the target level (2F reading, 1S maths) on the end-of-primary test, 2024. National: 73.7% / 43.3%.
Neighbourhoods in 8255
Kampbuurt · Centrum Swifterbant · Oud-Swifterbant · Spelbuurt · Bloemenbuurt · De Kolk · Tarpan · Bedrijventerrein Spelwijk · Buitengebied Swifterbant
Crime, liveability breakdown and more per neighbourhood.
Nearby postcodes
8254 Dronten · 8256 Biddinghuizen · 8253 Dronten · 8252 Dronten · 8251 Dronten · 8261 Kampen · 8262 Kampen · 8263 Kampen · 8264 Kampen · 8245 Lelystad
Sources: CBS Statistieken per postcode (via PDOK), Leefbaarometer 3.0. Figures are averages for the postcode area. AI agents: factline.dev/llms.txt.