Rent a Home in Deventer Colmschate
The large expansion district to the east of the city, featuring its own train station, a former dairy factory converted into a housing project, and the space the city center lacks.
Colmschate began as a village on Stationsweg, east of Deventer. From the 1980s onwards, it was gradually incorporated in phases as an expansion district. Today, it is a city district with over 15,000 inhabitants (2023), divided into Colmschate-Noord, Colmschate-Zuid, and the original village strip. It is the neighborhood where Deventer is most recognizably suburban: spacious plots, green streets, many owner-occupied homes. But there's more beneath the surface.
Houses Price Breakdown in Deventer
| Bedrooms | Average | Median | Price Range | Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,152 - €1,650 | 0 / 5 |
3 | €1,490 | €1,450 | €1,170 - €1,800 | 3 |
4+ | €1,602 | €1,750 | €1,150 - €1,895 | 0 / 5 |
Colmschate-Noord: Op den Haar, Groot Douwel, Het Oostrik
Colmschate-Noord is the largest sub-area. Op den Haar (approx. 3,300 inhabitants), Groot Douwel (2,500) and Het Oostrik (2,500) were built in the 1980s and 1990s. The homes are more spacious than in the inner-city neighborhoods: single-family homes with front and back gardens, wide streets, separate bicycle and car paths. It is the Deventer that attracts young families looking for more square meters than the city center offers.
Nieuw Zwaluwenburg is the developing neighborhood heart, combining education and meeting spaces. The next construction phase started in April 2025. It's the kind of investment that shows Colmschate-Noord isn't finished but is still under construction.
Renting a home in Deventer Colmschate means choosing space, but also distance. The city center is a twenty-minute bike ride away, which is too far for a spontaneous evening on the Brink.
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Colmschate-Zuid: The Slightly Older Layer
Colmschate-Zuid was built earlier, in the late 1980s. The sub-districts Colmschaterenk (2,600 inhabitants) and Het Bramelt (1,600) have a similar profile to the northern part, but the homes are slightly more compact, and the neighborhood feels more established. The trees are taller, the gardens fuller, the streets less new. It has the advantage of a neighborhood that has existed for thirty years: residents know each other, the communities function.
De Melkfabriek: Living Around a Factory Square
On Stationsweg, on the site of a former dairy factory, 38 homes are being built around a green factory square. Thirty owner-occupied homes and eight mid-range rental properties. The industrial character of the original factory guides the architecture: robust materials, large windows, a scale that refers to the production hall that once stood here.
The surrounding homes have a more rural appearance, fitting with the original village strip of Colmschate. It is a small project, but it shows that new construction in Colmschate does not necessarily have to be standard-suburban.
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Colmschate Station
Colmschate has its own train station on the Deventer-Almelo sprinter line. This is an advantage that most expansion districts do not have. From Colmschate, you can catch a train to Deventer city center (five minutes), Rijssen, Wierden, or Almelo without having to cycle to the main station first. The A1 is quickly accessible via the Deventer-Oost exit.
Own Train Station
Colmschate Station on the Deventer-Almelo sprinter line. Five minutes to Deventer city center, no need to cycle to the main station. A practical advantage for commuters heading east.
Dairy Factory as Housing Project
A former dairy factory on Stationsweg is being transformed into 38 homes around a green factory square. Industrial character, village scale, eight mid-range rental homes.
Space as Quality
Colmschate offers what the city center cannot: single-family homes with gardens, wide streets, separate cycle paths. It is the district for those who prefer square meters over historical character.
Colmschate is the pragmatic alternative. No historical charm, no multicultural streetscape, no experimental architecture. Instead, spacious single-family homes, its own train station, and organized amenities. The rental housing supply is smaller than in the inner-city neighborhoods because owner-occupied homes dominate here, but De Melkfabriek and Nieuw Zwaluwenburg are gradually bringing new options. Keep an eye on developments and react when something suitable becomes available.
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