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neighbourhood in Enschede

Helmerhoek-Zuid

3,695 residents · postal code 7546 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

  • no. 8,732 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 30 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Every home in Helmerhoek-Zuid is a single-family house: 100 percent, in a quiet Enschede district where safety is the strongest card (9.4) with under 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people. Four in ten households have children and 71 percent own. Green space (3.3) is the weak point. Homes average 308,000 euro, and the overall grade lands at 5.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
1.1 km
Train station
6.2 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.7 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.9
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 308,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 13%25–45 26%45–65 27%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
7,394

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Helmerhoek-Zuid calculated?

Helmerhoek-Zuid scores 5.0 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 Helmerhoek-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Helmerhoek-Zuid scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.