neighbourhood in Enschede

Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost

3,205 residents · postal code 7542 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

Top 32% in the Netherlands

Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost in southern Enschede is a solid residential area with figures around six: a 7.6 for safety with around 16 crimes per 1,000 people present, a 6.3 for amenities and a 5.9 for income. Eight in ten homes are owner-occupied and more than eighty percent ground-level. The population leans older — nearly a third are over 65. At €374,000, home values sit below the national median.

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no. 19 of 67 in Enschede

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

16.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

7.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 59 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.8 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

4.9 km

Restaurant

1.9 km

Hospital

3.3 km

Café

1.8 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 374,000

Welfare recipients

9.4 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

38%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

80%

Social housing

15%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

85%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

3,663 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

62%

Trees nearby

20%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,224

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.6 km

Households with children

33%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

1.7 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4519%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+31%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,663 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost calculated?

Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost scores 7.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.