The population is shrinking, while it grows in Almelo. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Almelo, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Schelfhorst is €280,000, 5% lower than in Almelo (€295,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 83%, against a rise of 89% in Almelo. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Almelo (55%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€280,000
▼5% lower than Almelo (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+83%
▼lower than Almelo (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almelo (55%)
Social housing
29%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (33%)
Private rent
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (12%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲12 percentage points higher than Almelo (71%)
Built 1975–1991
43%
▲20 percentage points higher than Almelo (23%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Almelo (18%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Almelo (17%)
Average WOZ value
€280,000
▼5% lower than Almelo (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+83%
▼lower than Almelo (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almelo (55%)
Social housing
29%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (33%)
Private rent
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (12%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲12 percentage points higher than Almelo (71%)
Built 1975–1991
43%
▲20 percentage points higher than Almelo (23%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Almelo (18%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Almelo (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 83% between 2014 and 2025, to €280,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€280,000▼ 5% below Almelo
+83% since 2014
Almelo +89%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€289 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€289/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
121 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €280,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€32€22
Property tax (OZB)€28€25
Waste levy€24€27
Costs to set aside€165
Maintenance reserve€154–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Almelo's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 267th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 121 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €280,000.
Levies: Almelo's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Schelfhorst has the 6th-lowest WOZ value of the 12 wijken in the municipality of Almelo.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €280,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schelfhorst
280,000
4,705
–
Binnenstad
256,000
3,585
–
De Riet
235,000
3,660
–
Noorderkwartier
328,000
2,888
–
Sluitersveld
377,000
3,191
–
Wierdense Hoek
247,000
3,106
–
Nieuwstraat-Kwartier
198,000
1,583
–
Ossenkoppelerhoek
212,000
3,234
–
Hofkamp
380,000
1,759
–
Windmolenbroek
341,000
5,591
–
Aadorp
420,000
599
–
Bornerbroek
483,000
808
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing29%
Private rent8%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
46% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 15% in the municipality of Almelo.
Before 19451%
1945-19640.3%
1965-197445.8%
1975-199143.2%
1992-20057.9%
2006-20151%
2016 and later0.7%
Explanation
Based on 4,741 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Almelo average.
In 2025, 20 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schelfhorst, 57% lower than in Almelo (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, against a fall of 6% in Almelo. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼57% lower than Almelo (46)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Almelo (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▼10% lower than Almelo (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
20
▼57% lower than Almelo (46)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Almelo (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▼10% lower than Almelo (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schelfhorst registered 20 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Almelo.
Schelfhorst20
The municipality of Almelo46
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Schelfhorst is 'Theft and burglary': 5.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.0 in the municipality of Almelo.
SchelfhorstAlmelo
Theft and burglary5.4
Almelo 18.0▼ −70% vs Almelo
Fraud and scams4.6
Almelo 5.1▼ −10% vs Almelo
Traffic3.9
Almelo 8.9▼ −56% vs Almelo
Vandalism and public order3.1
Almelo 6.9▼ −55% vs Almelo
Violence and threats1.9
Almelo 4.9▼ −61% vs Almelo
Other and withheld0.8
Almelo 2.3▼ −65% vs Almelo
Environmental0.2
Almelo 0.1≈ Almelo
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Schelfhorst registered 15 traffic accidents, of which 6 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health about average; green space is above the Almelo average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Schelfhorst rate their own health as good, about the same as in Almelo. Fewer adults smoke (18% against 20%), fewer feel lonely (48% against 50%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 46%), but more are overweight (59% against 57%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Schelfhorst, covering 65% of the area, against 30% in Almelo. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 12% in Almelo.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
=about the same as Almelo (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Almelo (12%)
More figures
Smokes
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (20%)
Overweight
59%
▲2 percentage points higher than Almelo (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (46%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲35 percentage points higher than Almelo (30%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼34 percentage points lower than Almelo (47%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almelo (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
=about the same as Almelo (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Almelo (12%)
More figures
Smokes
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (20%)
Overweight
59%
▲2 percentage points higher than Almelo (57%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (46%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
65%
▲35 percentage points higher than Almelo (30%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼34 percentage points lower than Almelo (47%)
Recreation, share of the area
14%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almelo (6%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Almelo (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Almelo
Good self-rated health
70.5%
70.2%
Smokes
18.1%
20.4%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
6.5%
Overweight
59%
56.7%
Lonely
48.5%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.7%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.2%
48%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
16% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Almelo.
Traffic3.5%
Built-up65.3%
Recreation13.9%
Agriculture12.8%
Forest and nature2.4%
Water2.1%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Almelo.
Schelfhorst has 10,665 inhabitants (2026), or 3,793 per km² (3.4 times as high as in Almelo). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 4% in Almelo. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Almelo was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
-5%
▼lower than Almelo (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Almelo
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almelo (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (27%)
Married
43%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almelo (38%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Almelo (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Almelo (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-5%
▼lower than Almelo (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Almelo
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almelo (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (27%)
Married
43%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almelo (38%)
Dutch origin
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Almelo (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Almelo (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2014 and 2026, to 10,665.
Residents, 2026
10,665
-5% since 2014
Almelo +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,793 residents per km², this wijk is 3.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Almelo.
Residents per km²3,793
Dwellings per km²1,674.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.2 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,605
15 to 251,145
25 to 452,425
45 to 652,665
65 to 802,105
80 and over715
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
43% of residents are married.
Never married4,530
Married4,575
Divorced860
Widowed705
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,655
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)770
Outside Europe2,235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,360
Higher professional, university2,040
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Almelo; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Almelo voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlmeloThe Netherlands
D66
13.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.1%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
2.7%
2.6%
Other
13%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Schelfhorst has an average of 1.1 cars per household, about the same as in Almelo (1.1). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Almelo (21%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Almelo (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Almelo (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
=about the same as Almelo (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
=about the same as Almelo (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almelo (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€280,000
▼30% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲3 percentage points higher than Almelo (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Almelo (17%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
=about the same as Almelo (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
=about the same as Almelo (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almelo (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Almelo (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€280,000
▼30% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 150 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie120
Handel en horeca150
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie55
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening145
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg145
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Almelo (2025).
Petrol82.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.4%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 17% to 17% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 4 percentage points below Almelo (21%)
+0 pp since 2014
Almelo +1 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 5,145 passenger cars and 395 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars5,145
Motorcycles395
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (1.0%).
Residential96.5%
Retail0.6%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare1%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other2.3%
Explanation
Based on 4,914 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
3,793 residents per km²: 7.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,793
NL 539▲ +604% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Average WOZ value€280,000
NL €398,000▼ −30% vs NL
Single-family dwellings83%
NL 63%▲ +32% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026