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Wesselerbrink Noord-West

4,550 residents · postal code 7544 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

  • no. 12,470 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 55 of 67 in Enschede
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Scores per pillar

Post-war rental blocks with thin scores: the overall stalls at a 2.8, with social cohesion also 2.8, housing 3.5 and safety 4.2. Only amenities hold up, on a 7.3. Fewer than three in ten homes are owner-occupied, and property at €289,000 and income of €25,000 per resident rank among the country's lower figures. More than four in ten households live alone, and crime runs at 30 per 1,000 people present, above the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
4.8 km
Hospital
3.7 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.5
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 289,000
Owner-occupied
29%
Single-family homes
53%
Built after 2000
26%
Income per resident
€ 25,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 23%45–65 24%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
43%
Residents per km²
4,087

Nearby neighbourhoods

Helmerhoek-Noord

Enschede

6.2

Ruwenbos

Enschede

9.3

Wesselerbrink Zuid-West

Enschede

2.7

Helmerhoek-Zuid

Enschede

5.0

Boswinkel-De Braker

Enschede

2.7

Wesselerbrink Noord-Oost

Enschede

2.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Vogelbuurt Noord

Vlaardingen

2.8

Statenbuurt

Vlaardingen

2.8

Caberg

Maastricht

2.8

Noord

Hengelo (O.)

2.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wesselerbrink Noord-West calculated?

Wesselerbrink Noord-West scores 2.8 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 Wesselerbrink Noord-West a safe neighbourhood?

Wesselerbrink Noord-West scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.