Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord

Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord is a neighbourhood in the De Riet district of Almelo, with 1,030 residents and 545 homes. 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 79% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€215,000) is 27% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 122 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01411100 · 30 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,030residents1 January 2025

€215,000average WOZ home valueAlmelo: €295,000

4%green within 500 mAlmelo: 23%

122services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord in AlmeloPostcodes in Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord highlighted; the rest of Almelo in grey

Map of Almelo with Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,030 residents in 540 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Almelo.

12%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

17%

aged 65 and over

45%

one-person households

28%

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 Midden-Riet Noord is €215,000, against €295,000 in Almelo.

545homes1 January 2025

79%single-family houses21% flats and apartments

40%owner-occupied45% housing association

1%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

910 m³gas per home per yearAlmelo: 880 m³

2,530 kWhelectricity per home per yearAlmelo: 2,680 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridAlmelo: 7%

16%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 Midden-Riet Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

59%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyAlmelo: 44%

7%in the top 20% nationallyAlmelo: 15%

8.6%of residents live below the poverty lineAlmelo: 4.2%

€13,000median household wealthAlmelo: €82,000

63.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workAlmelo: 69.0%

12.0%of workers are self-employedAlmelo: 13.0%

0.8cars 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 43 crimes in Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord in 2025, 23% more than in 2024. That is 41.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.3 across Almelo.

Assault5

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Other property crime4

Vandalism and criminal damage4

Driving under the influence4

Threats3

Burglary of homes2

Theft from vehicles1

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 Midden-Riet Noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.3

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises100

Residents per km²5,811

Land area18 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Almelo.

Arendsboer en omgeving Noord Hofkamp Oost Arendsboer en omgeving Zuid-Riet Zuid Hofkamp West Nieuwland Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid De Riet district