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Wesselerbrink Zuid-West

2,745 residents · postal code 7544 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

  • no. 12,799 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 61 of 67 in Enschede
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Scores per pillar

Families make up a clear presence in Wesselerbrink Zuid-West, with 37 percent of households having children and 58 percent of homes being single-family houses. Yet the area scores poorly on nearly every pillar: 2.6 for social cohesion, 3.4 for housing and 3.1 for safety, with 26.5 crimes per 1,000 people present, just above the national median of 24. Home value sits at €247,000, well below the national middle of €422,000, against a 44 percent ownership rate. Amenities (6.9) and a supermarket 400 metres away are the only bright spots.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
5.7 km
Hospital
4.6 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.5
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
3.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 247,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
58%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 24,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 14%25–45 27%45–65 27%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
43%
Residents per km²
4,139

Nearby neighbourhoods

het Brunink

Enschede

9.6

Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost

Enschede

2.6

Wesselerbrink Noord-West

Enschede

2.8

Helmerhoek-Noord

Enschede

6.2

Helmerhoek-Zuid

Enschede

5.0

Wesselerbrink Noord-Oost

Enschede

2.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Hollanderwijk

Leeuwarden

2.7

Prins Hendrikbuurt

Zaanstad

2.7

Wildeman

Amsterdam

2.6

Kern Sas van Gent

Terneuzen

2.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wesselerbrink Zuid-West calculated?

Wesselerbrink Zuid-West scores 2.7 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 Zuid-West a safe neighbourhood?

Wesselerbrink Zuid-West scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.