The population is growing slower than 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 Hogeland - Velve is €329,000, 9% higher than in Enschede (€301,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 97%, against a rise of 94% in Enschede. 57% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Enschede (48%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€329,000
▲9% higher than Enschede (€301,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+97%
▲higher than Enschede (+94%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
57%
▲9 percentage points higher than Enschede (48%)
Social housing
33%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (36%)
Private rent
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲15 percentage points higher than Enschede (63%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼10 percentage points lower than Enschede (20%)
Built before 1945
28%
▲9 percentage points higher than Enschede (19%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Enschede (16%)
Average WOZ value
€329,000
▲9% higher than Enschede (€301,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+97%
▲higher than Enschede (+94%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
57%
▲9 percentage points higher than Enschede (48%)
Social housing
33%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (36%)
Private rent
10%
▼5 percentage points lower than Enschede (15%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲15 percentage points higher than Enschede (63%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼10 percentage points lower than Enschede (20%)
Built before 1945
28%
▲9 percentage points higher than Enschede (19%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Enschede (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 97% between 2014 and 2025, to €329,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€329,000▲ 9% above Enschede
+97% 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: ~€273 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€273/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
111 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €329,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€34€29
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 183rd 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, €329,000.
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
Hogeland - Velve has the 3rd-highest 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: €329,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hogeland - Velve
329,000
5,839
–
Binnensingelgebied
274,000
15,505
–
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
–
Enschede-Zuid
292,000
15,030
–
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 57% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied57%
Social housing33%
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
78% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes78%
Multi-family homes22%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 16% in the municipality of Enschede.
Before 194528.3%
1945-196430.8%
1965-19746.9%
1975-199110.1%
1992-20056.6%
2006-201512.2%
2016 and later5.1%
Explanation
Based on 5,820 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, 59 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hogeland - Velve, 8% lower than in Enschede (64). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 14%, 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
59
▼8% lower than Enschede (64)
Change since 2021
+14%
▼lower than Enschede (+22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.9
▲40% higher than Enschede (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
59
▼8% lower than Enschede (64)
Change since 2021
+14%
▼lower than Enschede (+22%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.9
▲40% higher than Enschede (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hogeland - Velve registered 59 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 64 in the municipality of Enschede.
Hogeland - Velve59
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 Hogeland - Velve is 'Theft and burglary': 33.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 36.9 in the municipality of Enschede.
Hogeland - VelveEnschede
Theft and burglary33.7
Enschede 36.9▼ −9% vs Enschede
Traffic7.2
Enschede 7.8▼ −8% vs Enschede
Vandalism and public order6.2
Enschede 6.5≈ Enschede
Fraud and scams5.3
Enschede 5.0▲ +6% vs Enschede
Violence and threats4.6
Enschede 5.1▼ −10% vs Enschede
Other and withheld1.8
Enschede 2.5▼ −28% 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 Hogeland - Velve registered 83 traffic accidents, of which 20 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 below the Enschede average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Hogeland - Velve rate their own health as good, about the same as in Enschede. Fewer adults feel lonely (47% against 50%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (46% against 48%), but more are overweight (55% against 53%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 54%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Hogeland - Velve, covering 58% of the area, against 22% in Enschede. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 24% in Enschede.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
=about the same as Enschede (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (24%)
More figures
Lonely
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (48%)
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (54%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼39 percentage points lower than Enschede (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
58%
▲36 percentage points higher than Enschede (22%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼15 percentage points lower than Enschede (17%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
=about the same as Enschede (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (24%)
More figures
Lonely
47%
▼3 percentage points lower than Enschede (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (48%)
Overweight
55%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (54%)
Agriculture, share of the area
8%
▼39 percentage points lower than Enschede (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
58%
▲36 percentage points higher than Enschede (22%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼15 percentage points lower than Enschede (17%)
Health
An estimated 72% 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
72.4%
71.9%
Smokes
20%
19.9%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
7%
Overweight
54.7%
53.1%
Lonely
46.9%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.6%
47.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.9%
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
21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Enschede.
Traffic4.8%
Built-up57.8%
Other built-up8.1%
Recreation19.1%
Agriculture7.9%
Forest and nature2%
Water0.2%
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 growing slower than the Enschede average.
Hogeland - Velve has 12,495 inhabitants (2026), or 2,754 per km² (2.4 times as high as in Enschede). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 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
+5%
▲higher than Enschede (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (25%)
Never married
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼1 percentage point lower 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
+5%
▲higher than Enschede (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (25%)
Never married
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (54%)
Dutch origin
71%
▲6 percentage points higher than Enschede (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼1 percentage point lower 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 grew 1% between 2014 and 2026, to 12,495.
Residents, 2026
12,495
+1% since 2014
Enschede +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,754 residents per km², this wijk is 2.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Enschede.
Residents per km²2,754
Dwellings per km²1,286.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.2 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
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,860
15 to 251,625
25 to 453,210
45 to 653,410
65 to 801,805
80 and over590
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married6,510
Married4,370
Divorced1,040
Widowed580
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
71% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands8,915
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,265
Outside Europe2,320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,600
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,920
Higher professional, university2,990
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
Hogeland - Velve has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 11% higher than in Enschede (0.9). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Enschede (19%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Enschede (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▲higher than Enschede (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (3%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Enschede (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
22%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (21%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Enschede (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Enschede (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲11% higher than Enschede (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▲higher than Enschede (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Enschede (3%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Enschede (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Enschede (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
22%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 345 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie155
Handel en horeca275
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie95
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed90
Zakelijke dienstverlening345
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg275
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Enschede (2025).
Petrol82.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.6%
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 13% to 18% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 1 percentage point below Enschede (19%)
+5 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, 5,845 passenger cars and 480 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars5,845
Motorcycles480
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).
Residential87.3%
Retail1.3%
Office1%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial1.4%
Education0.3%
Sports0.4%
Other7.7%
Explanation
Based on 6,670 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
2,754 residents per km²: 5.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,754
NL 539▲ +411% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings22%
NL 37%▼ −40% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings78%
NL 63%▲ +24% vs NL
Average WOZ value€329,000
NL €398,000▼ −17% 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