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neighbourhood in Enschede

Pathmos

1,960 residents · postal code 7545 · Part of Boswinkel - Stadsveld, Enschede

  • no. 12,153 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 48 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Pathmos is Enschede's best-known garden village, built for textile workers around 1920 and still almost entirely housing-association stock: 86 percent rental. A quarter of the homes have been renovated since 2000. The socio-economic score stalls at 2.7; safety reaches 4.9. The listed layout is none the worse for it. Overall: 3.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.2 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.5
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 235,000
Owner-occupied
14%
Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
26%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 12%25–45 35%45–65 23%65+ 13%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
8,167

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Pathmos calculated?

Pathmos scores 3.0 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 Pathmos a safe neighbourhood?

Pathmos scores 4.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.