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neighbourhood in Bronckhorst

Hengelo

4,370 residents · postal code 7255 · Part of Hengelo, Bronckhorst

  • no. 6,723 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 29 of 45 in Bronckhorst

Scores per pillar

This Gelderland village — not to be confused with the Twente city of the same name — has an ageing population: nearly a third are 65 or over. Owner-occupied homes at 63 percent and single-family houses at 80 percent dominate, and safety earns a generous 8.4 on fewer than eleven crimes per thousand people present. The nearest station lies seven kilometres away, though amenities still clear the middle at 7.5. Social cohesion trails at 4.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
5.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
7.0 km
Hospital
9.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
11.1
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 372,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 27%65+ 32%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
2,768

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hengelo calculated?

Hengelo scores 6.1 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 Hengelo a safe neighbourhood?

Hengelo scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.