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Schelfhorst Zuidwest

1,160 residents · postal code 7608 · Part of Schelfhorst, Almelo

  • no. 11,727 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 44 of 67 in Almelo
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,160 residents, Schelfhorst Zuidwest is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Almelo. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 6.1, while housing lags at 3.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
3.5 km
Hospital
6.7 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
3.1 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
27.2
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
1.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 305,000
Owner-occupied
83%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 22%45–65 23%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
2,451

Nearby neighbourhoods

Drakensteyn en omgeving

Almelo

2.6

Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek Oost

Almelo

3.8

Wester Sluitersveldlanden

Almelo

2.8

Schelfhorst Zuidoost

Almelo

6.4

Schelfhorst Noordwest

Almelo

3.7

Ootmarsumsestraat en omgeving

Almelo

4.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Heilust

Kerkrade

3.3

Oud- en Gerbrandyplein

Zwijndrecht

3.3

Reigersbos 3

Amsterdam

3.3

Bleijenhoek

Dordrecht

3.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Schelfhorst Zuidwest calculated?

Schelfhorst Zuidwest scores 3.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Schelfhorst Zuidwest a safe neighbourhood?

Schelfhorst Zuidwest scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.