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Elferink-Heuwkamp

Elferink-Heuwkamp is a neighbourhood in the Boswinkel - Stadsveld district of Enschede, with 3,035 residents and 1,231 homes. 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 75% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€252,000) is 16% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 106 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530205 · 62 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,035residents1 January 2025
€252,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
13%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
106services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Elferink-Heuwkamp in EnschedePostcodes in Elferink-Heuwkamp highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Elferink-Heuwkamp highlighted

Who lives here.

3,035 residents in 1,440 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

12%
aged 0–14
21%
aged 15–24
33%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
50%
one-person households
26%
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 Elferink-Heuwkamp is €252,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

1,231homes1 January 2025
75%single-family houses25% flats and apartments
60%owner-occupied18% housing association
5%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
840 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,710 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
8%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
30%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 Elferink-Heuwkamp compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
8%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
3.7%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€59,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
30%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
10.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
0.8cars 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 165 crimes in Elferink-Heuwkamp in 2025, 26% more than in 2024. That is 54.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds19
Driving under the influence11
Other property crime10
Vandalism and criminal damage10
Theft from vehicles7
Assault7
Threats5
Burglary of homes4
Vehicle theft1
Public violence against people1
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 Elferink-Heuwkamp, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.5
Primary pupils living here210
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises315
Residents per km²4,773
Land area64 ha

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

Schools in Elferink-Heuwkamp.

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

De NoorderkroonPrimary school · Antroposofisch

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.

Stadsveld-Noord-BruggertStevenfennePathmosStadsveld-ZuidIndustrie- en havengebied't ZweringBoswinkel - Stadsveld district