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Twekkelerveld

4,290 residents · postal code 7521 · Part of Twekkelerveld - T.H.T., Enschede

  • no. 12,840 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 62 of 67 in Enschede
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Scores per pillar

Twekkelerveld shows about the sharpest contrast imaginable: amenities score a 9.5, while safety, housing, and social life all hover around 2.7. The total grade of 2.6 ranks among the lowest in the country. Four in five homes are rented, the average value is €221,000, and income per resident is among the lowest in the data. At 38 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs high too.

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
0.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
38.4
Violent crimes
4.1
Burglaries
2.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 221,000
Owner-occupied
20%
Single-family homes
46%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
€ 25,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 17%25–45 32%45–65 24%65+ 16%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
55%
Residents per km²
5,072

Nearby neighbourhoods

Tubantia-Toekomst

Enschede

3.8

Industrie- en havengebied

Enschede

3.6

Bolhaar

Enschede

9.2

Walhof-Roessingh

Enschede

7.4

Elferink-Heuwkamp

Enschede

2.9

Stadsveld-Noord-Bruggert

Enschede

3.2

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Holtenbroek IV

Zwolle

2.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Twekkelerveld calculated?

Twekkelerveld scores 2.6 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 Twekkelerveld a safe neighbourhood?

Twekkelerveld scores 2.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.