neighbourhood in Almelo

Schelfhorst Noordwest

2,030 residents · postal code 7608 · Part of Schelfhorst, Almelo

Bottom 20% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Property value in Schelfhorst Noordwest is far below the national median, and with a top income group of barely a tenth of households against almost a fifth nationally, practically every component of the wealth & income pillar points the same way. Only vacancy stays below the national median. That is how a 3.5 comes about that does not hang on a single figure.

At the same time this is not an unsafe neighbourhood: violence and burglary are both below the median, so the 7.1 for safety says something different from the overall score of 3.9. That low overall figure comes mainly from wealth and quiet together. For quiet, density counts — more than six thousand residents per square kilometre — plus a noise level above the national median and less greenery nearby than is usual.

no. 10,580 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 43 of 67 in Almelo

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Is Schelfhorst Noordwest a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Schelfhorst Noordwest comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

26.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

9.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 62 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

3.9 km

Restaurant

2.0 km

Hospital

7.2 km

Café

2.4 km

Library

3.6 km

Motorway ramp

3.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 245,000

Welfare recipients

19.7 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

43%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

18%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

82%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

6,286 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,279

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.8 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.9 km

Households with children

38%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.7 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Schelfhorst Noordwest has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+20%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,286 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Schelfhorst Noordwest a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Schelfhorst Noordwest comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Schelfhorst Noordwest?

In Schelfhorst Noordwest the police recorded 62 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (26 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Schelfhorst Noordwest calculated?

Schelfhorst Noordwest scores 3.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Schelfhorst Noordwest lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.