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neighbourhood in Enschede

Dorp Boekelo

2,755 residents · postal code 7548 · Part of Landelijk gebied en kernen, Enschede

  • no. 2,150 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Dorp Boekelo logs the lowest crime rate in this batch, 12.9 crimes per 1,000 people present, well below the national median of 24.1. Safety scores 9.4 and the overall grade 8.8. Twenty-seven percent of residents are over 65, in a village with 80 percent ownership and 88 percent detached homes. Amenities remain the most modest element at 6.4, on a home value of €415,000 just under the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
7.0 km
Hospital
6.7 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
4.7 km
Library
5.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.0
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 415,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
30%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 20%45–65 26%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
1,638

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dorp Boekelo calculated?

Dorp Boekelo scores 8.8 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 Dorp Boekelo a safe neighbourhood?

Dorp Boekelo scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.