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neighbourhood in Enschede

Roombeek-Roomveldje

4,365 residents · postal code 7523 · Part of Enschede-Noord, Enschede

  • no. 7,060 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Largely rebuilt after 2000 — sixty percent of the housing stock postdates the millennium — this Enschede district looks younger than most. Amenities reach a near-national-best 9.8 and the social score of 6.2 clears the median. Safety, however, holds at 4.5 on almost 56 crimes per thousand people present, and greenery drops to 3.1. Close to half of households are single-person, while income at €38,000 per resident runs above average.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.9 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
55.9
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 363,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
58%
Built after 2000
60%
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 17%25–45 29%45–65 27%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
6,023

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Roombeek-Roomveldje calculated?

Roombeek-Roomveldje scores 5.9 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 Roombeek-Roomveldje a safe neighbourhood?

Roombeek-Roomveldje scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (55.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.