neighbourhood in Enschede

Stroinkslanden-Zuid

4,675 residents · postal code 7542 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

Bottom 47% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Tree canopy is the explanation for the 8.6 Stroinkslanden-Zuid scores for quiet & nature: within three hundred metres it is almost three times as dense as is usual nationally, the noise level is well below it, and there is more greenery than average. Mature trees are not something you install; they are there or they are not.

Against that stands a 2.9 for wealth & income in which every component points the same way: a low property value, a very narrow top income group, a wide bottom one and a social assistance rate at almost eight times the national median. Only vacancy stays below the middle.

The safety pillar, at 6.7, is the least remarkable figure, and here that is the point: violence and theft are below the national median. For the train you drive more than five kilometres, for a restaurant one and a half.

no. 7,061 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 23 of 67 in Enschede

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Is Stroinkslanden-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Stroinkslanden-Zuid comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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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

19.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.2 per 1,000

Property crime

4.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 102 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

1.0 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

5.5 km

Restaurant

1.5 km

Hospital

4.0 km

Café

1.6 km

Library

1.9 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 240,000

Welfare recipients

62.0 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

53%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

45%

Social housing

44%

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

5,579 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

59%

Trees nearby

26%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,335

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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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

0.5 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

2.2 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Stroinkslanden-Zuid has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+14%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,579 — 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

Is Stroinkslanden-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Stroinkslanden-Zuid comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Stroinkslanden-Zuid?

In Stroinkslanden-Zuid the police recorded 102 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Stroinkslanden-Zuid calculated?

Stroinkslanden-Zuid scores 5.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Stroinkslanden-Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.