Bolhaar

Bolhaar is a neighbourhood in the Enschede-Noord district of Enschede, with 1,780 residents and 857 homes. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 68% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€420,000) is 40% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 102 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530401 · 67 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,780residents1 January 2025

€420,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

36%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

102services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Enschede with Bolhaar highlighted

Who lives here.

1,780 residents in 835 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

16%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

23%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 65 and over

38%

one-person households

31%

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 Bolhaar is €420,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

857homes16 newly built in 2025

68%single-family houses32% flats and apartments

81%owner-occupied0% housing association

1%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

1,150 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

2,840 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%

40%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 Bolhaar compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

26%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%

30%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%

0.8%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%

€299,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

16.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%

1.0cars 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 47 crimes in Bolhaar in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 26.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds9

Other property crime3

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Public violence against people1

Threats1

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 Bolhaar, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket1.1 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.1

Primary pupils living here160

Secondary pupils living here110

Business premises250

Residents per km²1,154

Land area154 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Enschede.

Mekkelholt Walhof-Roessingh Deppenbroek Roombeek-Roomveldje Tubantia-Toekomst Boddenkamp Enschede-Noord district