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neighbourhood in Enschede

Ruwenbos

1,425 residents · postal code 7543 · Part of Boswinkel - Stadsveld, Enschede

  • no. 1,251 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 67 in Enschede
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,425 residents, Ruwenbos is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Enschede. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.2, while nature and quiet lags at 4.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
3.6 km
Hospital
2.7 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.3
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 453,000
Owner-occupied
87%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 15%25–45 19%45–65 35%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
47%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
2,923

Nearby neighbourhoods

Boswinkel-De Braker

Enschede

2.7

Stadsveld-Zuid

Enschede

2.8

Wesselerbrink Noord-West

Enschede

2.8

Stevenfenne

Enschede

3.2

't Zwering

Enschede

8.7

Helmerhoek-Noord

Enschede

6.2

Similar neighbourhoods

In den Houte

Noordwijk

9.3

Dorp oost

Westland

9.3

Oud-Clingendaal

Wassenaar

9.3

Ringshemmen

Waterland

9.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Ruwenbos calculated?

Ruwenbos scores 9.3 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 Ruwenbos a safe neighbourhood?

Ruwenbos scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.