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neighbourhood in Enschede

Eekmaat

1,765 residents · postal code 7534 · Part of Glanerbrug en omgeving, Enschede

  • no. 12,869 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 64 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Eekmaat, on the edge of Enschede near Glanerbrug, comes close to the bottom of this set: an overall grade of 2.6, with social fabric and housing at similar levels. Property values, at €226,000, are the lowest here, and safety trails at 3.0 with 35 offences per 1,000 people present. Almost half of households live alone. Only amenities score well, at 8.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
3.5 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
5.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.9 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
35.0
Violent crimes
3.4
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 226,000
Owner-occupied
43%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 14%25–45 30%45–65 25%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
5,034

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Eekmaat calculated?

Eekmaat scores 2.6 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 Eekmaat a safe neighbourhood?

Eekmaat scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.