The population is shrinking, while it grows in Enschede. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Enschede, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Enschede-Zuid is €292,000, 3% lower than in Enschede (€301,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 99%, against a rise of 94% in Enschede. 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Enschede (48%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€292,000
▼3% lower than Enschede (€301,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+99%
▲higher than Enschede (+94%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (48%)
Social housing
42%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (36%)
Private rent
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▲11 percentage points higher than Enschede (63%)
Built 1965–1974
41%
▲25 percentage points higher than Enschede (16%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼18 percentage points lower than Enschede (19%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Enschede (16%)
Average WOZ value
€292,000
▼3% lower than Enschede (€301,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+99%
▲higher than Enschede (+94%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (48%)
Social housing
42%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (36%)
Private rent
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▲11 percentage points higher than Enschede (63%)
Built 1965–1974
41%
▲25 percentage points higher than Enschede (16%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼18 percentage points lower than Enschede (19%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Enschede (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 99% between 2014 and 2025, to €292,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€292,000▼ 3% below Enschede
+99% since 2014
Enschede +94%
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: ~€268 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€268/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
111 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €292,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€30€26
Sewage levy€24€22
Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€152
Maintenance reserve€142–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Enschede's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 177th 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 111 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €292,000.
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
Enschede-Zuid has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Enschede.
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: €292,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Enschede-Zuid
292,000
15,030
–
Binnensingelgebied
274,000
15,505
–
Hogeland - Velve
329,000
5,839
–
Boswinkel - Stadsveld
274,000
10,609
–
Twekkelerveld - T.H.T.
243,000
4,693
–
Enschede-Noord
284,000
10,234
–
Ribbelt - Stokhorst
332,000
4,213
–
Bedrijfsterreinen Enschede-West
321,000
146
–
Glanerbrug en omgeving
308,000
7,201
–
Landelijk gebied en kernen
515,000
4,218
–
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing42%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes74%
Multi-family homes26%
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
43% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Enschede.
Before 19451.3%
1945-19640.2%
1965-197441.1%
1975-199142.7%
1992-20057.9%
2006-20152.9%
2016 and later3.9%
Explanation
Based on 15,120 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, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Enschede-Zuid, 56% lower than in Enschede (64). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 25%, 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
28
▼56% lower than Enschede (64)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Enschede (+22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▼11% lower than Enschede (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
28
▼56% lower than Enschede (64)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Enschede (+22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▼11% lower than Enschede (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Enschede-Zuid registered 28 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 64 in the municipality of Enschede.
Enschede-Zuid28
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 Enschede-Zuid is 'Theft and burglary': 10.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 36.9 in the municipality of Enschede.
Enschede-ZuidEnschede
Theft and burglary10.2
Enschede 36.9▼ −72% vs Enschede
Traffic5.0
Enschede 7.8▼ −36% vs Enschede
Fraud and scams4.3
Enschede 5.0▼ −14% vs Enschede
Vandalism and public order4.0
Enschede 6.5▼ −38% vs Enschede
Violence and threats3.4
Enschede 5.1▼ −33% vs Enschede
Other and withheld1.2
Enschede 2.5▼ −52% vs Enschede
Environmental0.1
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 Enschede-Zuid registered 127 traffic accidents, of which 34 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 below the Enschede average; green space is below the Enschede average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Enschede-Zuid rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Enschede. More adults are overweight (59% against 53%) and more feel lonely (52% against 50%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 54%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 7%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Enschede-Zuid, covering 67% of the area, against 22% in Enschede. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 24% in Enschede.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (24%)
More figures
Overweight
59%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼4 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (7%)
Lonely
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲45 percentage points higher than Enschede (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼43 percentage points lower than Enschede (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼15 percentage points lower than Enschede (17%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (24%)
More figures
Overweight
59%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼4 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (7%)
Lonely
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲45 percentage points higher than Enschede (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼43 percentage points lower than Enschede (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼15 percentage points lower than Enschede (17%)
Health
An estimated 69% 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
68.9%
71.9%
Smokes
19.2%
19.9%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
7%
Overweight
58.7%
53.1%
Lonely
52%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.3%
47.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.2%
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
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Enschede.
Traffic4.4%
Built-up67.4%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation19.8%
Agriculture4.5%
Forest and nature2%
Water1.6%
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 Enschede.
Enschede-Zuid has 33,650 inhabitants (2026), or 4,519 per km² (3.9 times as high as in Enschede). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 3% 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 2014
-1%
▼lower than Enschede (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Enschede
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Enschede (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (25%)
Never married
47%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Dutch origin
57%
▼8 percentage points lower than Enschede (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Enschede (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-1%
▼lower than Enschede (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Enschede
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Enschede (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (25%)
Never married
47%
▼7 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Dutch origin
57%
▼8 percentage points lower than Enschede (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Enschede (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2014 and 2026, to 33,650.
Residents, 2026
33,650
-1% since 2014
Enschede +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,519 residents per km², this wijk is 3.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Enschede.
Residents per km²4,519
Dwellings per km²2,017.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.4 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
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 155,310
15 to 254,205
25 to 458,000
45 to 658,605
65 to 805,700
80 and over1,835
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married15,965
Married12,900
Divorced2,835
Widowed1,950
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
57% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands19,265
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,960
Outside Europe11,430
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo18,270
Havo, vwo, mbo2-411,170
Higher professional, university5,460
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
Enschede-Zuid has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 11% higher than in Enschede (0.9). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Enschede (19%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
21%
▲3 percentage points higher than Enschede (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Enschede (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
▲higher than Enschede (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲7 percentage points higher than Enschede (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (1%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
42%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
26%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
21%
▲3 percentage points higher than Enschede (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Enschede (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
▲higher than Enschede (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲7 percentage points higher than Enschede (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (3%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (1%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
42%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
26%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 525 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie325
Handel en horeca510
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie190
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed85
Zakelijke dienstverlening525
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg525
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten310
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 19% in the municipality of Enschede (2025).
Petrol83.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.9%
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 14% to 17% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 2 percentage points below Enschede (19%)
+3 pp since 2014
Enschede +2 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, 14,880 passenger cars and 940 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars14,880
Motorcycles940
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.8%).
Residential94.1%
Retail0.8%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other3.8%
Explanation
Based on 16,064 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
4,519 residents per km²: 8.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,519
NL 539▲ +738% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Social housing42%
NL 28%▲ +50% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings26%
NL 37%▼ −30% vs NL
Average WOZ value€292,000
NL €398,000▼ −27% 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