Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid

Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid is a neighbourhood in the De Riet district of Almelo, with 1,600 residents and 732 homes. 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€313,000) is 6% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 75 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01411101 · 34 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,600residents1 January 2025

€313,000average WOZ home valueAlmelo: €295,000

6%green within 500 mAlmelo: 23%

75services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid in AlmeloPostcodes in Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid highlighted; the rest of Almelo in grey

Map of Almelo with Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

1,600 residents in 680 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Almelo.

18%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

31%

aged 25–44

15%

aged 65 and over

32%

one-person households

39%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid is €313,000, against €295,000 in Almelo.

732homes12 newly built in 2025

82%single-family houses18% flats and apartments

54%owner-occupied20% housing association

28%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied

770 m³gas per home per yearAlmelo: 880 m³

2,720 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlmelo: 2,680 kWh

12%homes off the gas gridAlmelo: 7%

41%homes with solar panelsAlmelo: 38%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlmelo: 44%

16%in the top 20% nationallyAlmelo: 15%

3.6%of residents live below the poverty lineAlmelo: 4.2%

€90,000median household wealthAlmelo: €82,000

76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlmelo: 69.0%

25%with a university or higher professional degreeAlmelo: 26%

13.0%of workers are self-employedAlmelo: 13.0%

1.1cars per householdAlmelo: 1.0

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 25 crimes in Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid in 2025, 32% fewer than in 2024. That is 15.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.3 across Almelo.

Vandalism and criminal damage7

Theft from vehicles2

Burglary of homes1

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Assault1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.9

Primary pupils living here140

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises165

Residents per km²4,492

Land area36 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Almelo.

Nieuwland Kollenveld Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord Hofkamp Oost Paradijs Arendsboer en omgeving Zuid-Riet Zuid De Riet district