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neighbourhood in Enschede

Boswinkel-De Braker

3,690 residents · postal code 7543 · Part of Boswinkel - Stadsveld, Enschede

  • no. 12,699 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 58 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Boswinkel-De Braker in Enschede scores low on nearly every front: 2.8 for social cohesion, 3.0 for nature, 2.8 for housing and an overall grade of 2.7. Only amenities (9.2) stand out. More than half of households live alone, and at an average 218,000 euro homes rank among the cheapest. There are just over 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 people.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.3 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
38.4
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 218,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
50%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 14%25–45 31%45–65 27%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
54%
Residents per km²
6,314

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boswinkel-De Braker calculated?

Boswinkel-De Braker scores 2.7 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 Boswinkel-De Braker a safe neighbourhood?

Boswinkel-De Braker scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.