neighbourhood in Oldenzaal
De Essen
4,450 residents · postal code 7577 · Part of De Essen, Oldenzaal
- no. 4,087 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 4 of 14 in Oldenzaal
Scores per pillar
Safety is the headline: a 9.6 and under ten offences per 1,000 people present put this district among the calmest in the country. It is emphatically family ground — 96 per cent single-family homes, 83 per cent owner-occupied and children in more than four of ten households. Amenities and housing are flatter, each at 6.0. Shops and services sit a slightly longer walk away.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for De Essen calculated?
De Essen scores 7.7 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 De Essen a safe neighbourhood?
De Essen scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (9.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.