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Buurtschap Broekheurne

1,525 residents · postal code 7546 · Part of Landelijk gebied en kernen, Enschede

Bottom 39% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,525 residents, Buurtschap Broekheurne is a rural area in Enschede. On the national yardstick its total score is 5.4. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.9, while amenities lags at 3.5. For families it stands at 3.4.

  • no. 7,978 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 25 of 67 in Enschede

How Buurtschap Broekheurne scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
60.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.1 per 1,000
Property crime
29.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 163 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
2.5 km
GP practice
2.6 km
Train station
7.1 km
Restaurant
2.5 km
Hospital
5.5 km
Café
3.0 km
Library
3.7 km
Motorway ramp
4.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 571,000
Welfare recipients
6.6 per 1,000
High incomes
23%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
10%
Owner-occupied
81%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
18%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
58 inw/km²
Noise level
42 dB
Green surroundings
75%
Trees nearby
19%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
207
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
2.4 km
Households with children
37%
Childcare
2.6 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Buurtschap Broekheurne has strikingly few residents aged 25 to 45: 15%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4515%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6535%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    23%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    37%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    58far less 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

How is the grade for Buurtschap Broekheurne calculated?

Buurtschap Broekheurne scores 5.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Buurtschap Broekheurne lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Buurtschap Broekheurne a safe neighbourhood?

Buurtschap Broekheurne scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (60.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Enschede.

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