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Mekkelholt

Mekkelholt is a neighbourhood in the Enschede-Noord district of Enschede, with 2,775 residents and 1,540 homes. 27% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€248,000) is 18% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 145 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530403 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,775residents1 January 2025
€248,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
12%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
145services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Mekkelholt in EnschedePostcodes in Mekkelholt highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Mekkelholt highlighted

Who lives here.

2,775 residents in 1,435 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

13%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
55%
one-person households
25%
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 Mekkelholt is €248,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

1,540homes1 January 2025
37%single-family houses63% flats and apartments
27%owner-occupied65% housing association
13%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
630 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
20%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
17%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 Mekkelholt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

61%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
12%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
4.7%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€9,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
32%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
11.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
0.6cars 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 116 crimes in Mekkelholt in 2025, 15% more than in 2024. That is 41.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Vandalism and criminal damage18
Other property crime10
Burglary of homes8
Theft of bicycles and mopeds8
Threats6
Assault4
Theft from vehicles2
Public violence against people1
Street 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 Mekkelholt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.0
Primary pupils living here200
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises230
Residents per km²7,036
Land area39 ha

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

Schools in Mekkelholt.

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

Het Stedelijk ISK praktijkonderwijs, vmbo, havo, atheneum en gymnasiumSecondary school · Openbaar

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.

DeppenbroekRoombeek-RoomveldjeWalhof-RoessinghBolhaarVoortman-AmelinkBoddenkampEnschede-Noord district