The population is shrinking, while it grows in Enschede. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Enschede, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Wooldrik is €471,000, 56% higher than in Enschede (€301,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 40%, against a rise of 43% in Enschede. 88% of the homes are owner-occupied, 40 percentage points more than in Enschede (48%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€471,000
▲56% higher than Enschede (€301,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▼lower than Enschede (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲40 percentage points higher than Enschede (48%)
Social housing
2%
▼34 percentage points lower than Enschede (36%)
Private rent
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲30 percentage points higher than Enschede (63%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼11 percentage points lower than Enschede (20%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (8%)
Average WOZ value
€471,000
▲56% higher than Enschede (€301,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+40%
▼lower than Enschede (+43%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲40 percentage points higher than Enschede (48%)
Social housing
2%
▼34 percentage points lower than Enschede (36%)
Private rent
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲30 percentage points higher than Enschede (63%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼11 percentage points lower than Enschede (20%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 40% between 2021 and 2025, to €471,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€471,000▲ 56% above Enschede
+40% since 2021
Enschede +43%
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: ~€348 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€348/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
153 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €471,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€139NL median
Property tax (OZB)€48€41
Water board levy€45–
Sewage levy€24€22
Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€209
Maintenance reserve€195–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Enschede's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 198th 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 153 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €471,000.
Levies: Enschede'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
Wooldrik has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Hogeland - Velve.
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: €471,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wooldrik
471,000
542
–
Velve-Lindenhof
276,000
2,317
–
Hogeland-Zuid
335,000
1,050
–
Varvik-Diekman
329,000
1,675
–
Sleutelkamp
370,000
197
–
De Leuriks
937,000
46
–
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 88% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied88%
Social housing2%
Private rent10%
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
93% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes93%
Multi-family homes7%
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
37% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 16% in the municipality of Enschede.
Before 194525.6%
1945-196436.9%
1965-197422.7%
1975-19918.9%
1992-20054.8%
2006-20150.7%
2016 and later0.4%
Explanation
Based on 542 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 Enschede average.
In 2025, 38 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wooldrik, 41% lower than in Enschede (64). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 1%, against a rise of 22% in Enschede. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
38
▼41% lower than Enschede (64)
Change since 2021
+1%
▼lower than Enschede (+22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▼29% lower than Enschede (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
38
▼41% lower than Enschede (64)
Change since 2021
+1%
▼lower than Enschede (+22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▼29% lower than Enschede (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wooldrik registered 38 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 64 in the municipality of Enschede.
Wooldrik38
The municipality of Enschede64
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 Wooldrik is 'Theft and burglary': 21.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 36.9 in the municipality of Enschede.
WooldrikEnschede
Theft and burglary21.6
Enschede 36.9▼ −41% vs Enschede
Traffic6.4
Enschede 7.8▼ −18% vs Enschede
Violence and threats4.0
Enschede 5.1▼ −22% vs Enschede
Fraud and scams4.0
Enschede 5.0▼ −20% vs Enschede
Vandalism and public order0.8
Enschede 6.5▼ −88% vs Enschede
Other and withheld0.8
Enschede 2.5▼ −68% vs Enschede
Environmental0.0
Enschede 0.2≈ Enschede
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 Wooldrik registered 5 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 above the Enschede average; green space is above the Enschede average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Wooldrik rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Enschede. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 50%), fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 48%) and fewer smoke (13% against 20%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (61% against 54%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Wooldrik, covering 64% of the area, against 22% in Enschede. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 3 percentage points above the 24% in Enschede.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲8 percentage points higher than Enschede (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Enschede (24%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Enschede (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼11 percentage points lower than Enschede (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
61%
▲7 percentage points higher than Enschede (54%)
Smokes
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (20%)
Built-up, share of the area
64%
▲42 percentage points higher than Enschede (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼40 percentage points lower than Enschede (47%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲21 percentage points higher than Enschede (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲8 percentage points higher than Enschede (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Enschede (24%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Enschede (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼11 percentage points lower than Enschede (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
61%
▲7 percentage points higher than Enschede (54%)
Smokes
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (20%)
Built-up, share of the area
64%
▲42 percentage points higher than Enschede (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼40 percentage points lower than Enschede (47%)
Recreation, share of the area
27%
▲21 percentage points higher than Enschede (6%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Enschede (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Enschede
Good self-rated health
79.9%
71.9%
Smokes
13.4%
19.9%
Excessive drinking
7.2%
7%
Overweight
50.1%
53.1%
Lonely
38%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.3%
47.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
60.6%
53.9%
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
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Enschede.
Traffic1.8%
Built-up64.3%
Recreation26.8%
Agriculture7.1%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
1,600 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.9
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
4.2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Enschede.
Wooldrik has 1,215 inhabitants (2026), or 2,182 per km² (89% higher than in Enschede). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 2% in Enschede. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Enschede 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: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Enschede (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Enschede
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Enschede (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Enschede (25%)
Never married
44%
▼10 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲17 percentage points higher than Enschede (65%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲15 percentage points higher than Enschede (31%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Enschede (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Enschede
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Enschede (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Enschede (25%)
Never married
44%
▼10 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲17 percentage points higher than Enschede (65%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
46%
▲15 percentage points higher than Enschede (31%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,215.
Residents, 2026
1,215
-4% since 2021
Enschede +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,182 residents per km², this buurt is 89% more densely populated than the municipality of Enschede.
Residents per km²2,182
Dwellings per km²967.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15165
15 to 25130
25 to 45230
45 to 65395
65 to 80220
80 and over75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married535
Married525
Divorced100
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands990
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)120
Outside Europe100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4350
Higher professional, university430
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Enschede; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Enschede voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EnschedeThe Netherlands
D66
16.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.5%
16.7%
VVD
11.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.9%
12.8%
CDA
10.2%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.4%
4.5%
BBB
2%
2.6%
Other
14.7%
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
Wooldrik has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 44% higher than in Enschede (0.9). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Enschede (19%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Enschede (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Enschede (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Enschede (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Enschede (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
2,182
▲4.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Enschede (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Enschede (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Enschede (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Enschede (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
2,182
▲4.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Owner-occupied dwellings
88%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening50
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Enschede (2025).
Petrol79.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.4%
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 15% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▲ 1 percentage point above Enschede (19%)
+5 pp since 2021
Enschede +4 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, 710 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars710
Motorcycles50
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (1.0%).
Residential88.3%
Retail0.5%
Office0.3%
Assembly1%
Industrial0.3%
Education0.8%
Sports0.5%
Other8.5%
Explanation
Based on 614 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
2% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing2%
NL 28%▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings7%
NL 37%▼ −81% vs NL
Residents per km²2,182
NL 539▲ +305% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings88%
NL 57%▲ +54% vs NL
Single-family dwellings93%
NL 63%▲ +48% 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) 2025