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neighbourhood in Enschede

Voortman-Amelink

1,265 residents · postal code 7523 · Part of Enschede-Noord, Enschede

  • no. 10,634 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 34 of 67 in Enschede

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,265 residents, Voortman-Amelink is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Enschede. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 7.0, while socio-economic position lags at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.1 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
0.8 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
24.9
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
1.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 358,000
Owner-occupied
47%
Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
22%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 11%25–45 20%45–65 31%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
1,306

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Voortman-Amelink calculated?

Voortman-Amelink scores 3.9 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 Voortman-Amelink a safe neighbourhood?

Voortman-Amelink scores 6.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.