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neighbourhood in Enschede

Elferink-Heuwkamp

3,035 residents · postal code 7545 · Part of Boswinkel - Stadsveld, Enschede

  • no. 12,310 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 53 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Elferink-Heuwkamp in Enschede is a post-war district with a low average home value (252,000 euro) and income per resident of 28,000, both below the national midpoint. Sixty per cent is owner-occupied and half live alone. Amenities score 8.8, but safety (3.3), housing (3.1) and social (3.3) rank among the lowest here. At 40 crimes per 1,000 people present the area runs well above the median of 24.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
40.4
Violent crimes
2.2
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 252,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 21%25–45 32%45–65 22%65+ 13%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
4,773

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Elferink-Heuwkamp calculated?

Elferink-Heuwkamp scores 2.9 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 Elferink-Heuwkamp a safe neighbourhood?

Elferink-Heuwkamp scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (40.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.