City

City is a neighbourhood in the Binnensingelgebied district of Enschede, with 3,905 residents and 2,241 homes. 8% of homes are owner-occupied and 2% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€226,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 296 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530000 · 94 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,905residents1 January 2025

€226,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

8%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

296services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

City in EnschedePostcodes in City highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey

Who lives here.

3,905 residents in 2,840 households, 1.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

aged 0–14

30%

aged 15–24

41%

aged 25–44

11%

aged 65 and over

75%

one-person households

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 City is €226,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

2,241homes1 January 2025

2%single-family houses98% flats and apartments

8%owner-occupied48% housing association

4%built in the last ten years10% unoccupied

630 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

1,850 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

6%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%

4%homes with solar panelsEnschede: 29%

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 City compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

80%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%

2%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%

9.1%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%

€1,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

36%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%

10.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%

0.3cars per householdEnschede: 0.8

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 2,539 crimes in City in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 650.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds523

Other property crime240

Assault111

Vandalism and criminal damage77

Threats35

Driving under the influence31

Public violence against people26

Pickpocketing24

Theft from vehicles7

Burglary of homes5

Street robbery3

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 City, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.2 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km22.8

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises910

Residents per km²7,035

Land area56 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Enschede.

Lasonder, Zeggelt De Bothoven Boddenkamp Getfert De Laares Hogeland-Noord Binnensingelgebied district