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Boswinkel-De Braker

Boswinkel-De Braker is a neighbourhood in the Boswinkel - Stadsveld district of Enschede, with 3,690 residents and 2,000 homes. 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 50% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€218,000) is 28% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 126 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530201 · 104 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,690residents1 January 2025
€218,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
21%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
126services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Boswinkel-De Braker in EnschedePostcodes in Boswinkel-De Braker highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Boswinkel-De Braker highlighted

Who lives here.

3,690 residents in 2,035 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

11%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
54%
one-person households
23%
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 Boswinkel-De Braker is €218,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

2,000homes1 January 2025
50%single-family houses50% flats and apartments
44%owner-occupied37% housing association
4%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
790 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,220 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
18%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 Boswinkel-De Braker compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

62%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
7%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
6.2%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€19,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
28%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
12.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
0.7cars 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 185 crimes in Boswinkel-De Braker in 2025, 14% more than in 2024. That is 50.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds36
Other property crime22
Vandalism and criminal damage22
Assault9
Burglary of homes5
Driving under the influence5
Theft from vehicles4
Threats4
Vehicle theft1
Hold-up robbery1

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 Boswinkel-De Braker, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.7
Primary pupils living here200
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises365
Residents per km²6,314
Land area58 ha

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

Schools in Boswinkel-De Braker.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Openbare Basisschool EuropaPrimary school · Openbaar
Basisschool Sint JanPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Enschede.

Cromhoffsbleek-KotmanRuwenbosStevenfennePathmosVeldkamp-Getfert-WestStadsveld-ZuidBoswinkel - Stadsveld district