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district in Hengelo (O.)

Berflo Es

Berflo Es has 7 neighbourhoods with 7,480 residents in total.

Bottom 19% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 9 of the 10 districts of Hengelo (O.)

Short answer: Berflo Es scores 3.9 as a district of Hengelo (O.), no. 9 of the 10 districts of Hengelo (O.). Its strongest neighbourhood is Bedrijventerrein Twentekanaal Noord II (7.2), the worst Berflo Es Noord (2.8). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 7,480 residents in total.

Key figures for Berflo Es

residents
7,480
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
3.8

How Berflo Es scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
27.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.8 per 1,000
Property crime
11.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 259 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.6 km
Motorway ramp
3.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Hengelo (O.)

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 258,182
Welfare recipients
44.6 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
44%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
42%
Social housing
50%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
23%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Hengelo (O.)

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
4,682 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
28%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,090
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.9 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Hengelo (O.)

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hengelo (O.)

Who lives here

Berflo Es has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4532%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+17%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    49%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,673far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Berflo Es, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Berflo Es

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Berflo Es.

Neighbourhoods in Berflo Es

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Bedrijventerrein Twentekanaal Noord II7.2
  2. 2Berflo Es Zuid5.8
  3. 3Veldwijk Zuid4.8
  4. 4Veldwijk Noord4.0
  5. 5Berflo Es Noord2.8
  6. Boeldershoek
  7. Bedrijventerrein Twentekanaal Zuid II