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neighbourhood in Enschede

Eekmaat West

2,985 residents · postal code 7534 · Part of Glanerbrug en omgeving, Enschede

  • no. 6,494 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Eekmaat West near Glanerbrug in Enschede is a family district with plenty of single-family homes (85 per cent) and three-quarters owner-occupied; more than four in ten households have children. Safety (7.2) and housing (6.8) are sound. At thirty crimes per 1,000 people present the area runs above the median. Amenities (5.5) stay village-scale and the average value (377,000 euro) sits below the midpoint; the total comes to 6.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
2.4 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
2.6 km
Hospital
4.4 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.5 km
Library
2.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.8
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 377,000
Owner-occupied
78%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
37%
Income per resident
€ 33,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 21%45–65 31%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
43%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
3,732

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Eekmaat West calculated?

Eekmaat West scores 6.3 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 West a safe neighbourhood?

Eekmaat West scores 7.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.