neighbourhood in Enschede

Stroinkslanden Noord-West

2,395 residents · postal code 7542 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

Top 7% in the Netherlands

Every home stands on its own plot: Stroinkslanden Noord-West, in southern Enschede, is 100 per cent single-family houses and 93 per cent owner-occupied. It reads as a family neighbourhood, with 45 per cent of households raising children. Safety stands out at 9.4 with just 14 crimes per 1,000 people present, and the overall grade reaches 8.2. The average WOZ value of €332,000 stays under the €422,000 median.

no. 915 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 4 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

14.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

3.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 33 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

4.7 km

Restaurant

1.4 km

Hospital

3.3 km

Café

1.3 km

Library

1.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 km

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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

€ 332,000

Welfare recipients

4.2 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

93%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

100%

Built after 2000

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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

4,741 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

46%

Trees nearby

18%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,846

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.8 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

0.8 km

Households with children

45%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

19%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Stroinkslanden Noord-West has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1519%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+19%
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
2.5 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
25% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
45% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,741 — 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-West calculated?

Stroinkslanden Noord-West scores 9.5 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-West 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-West a safe neighbourhood?

Stroinkslanden Noord-West scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.