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Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost

Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Enschede-Zuid district of Enschede, with 4,355 residents and 2,002 homes. 31% of homes are owner-occupied and 59% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€255,000) is 15% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 154 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530604 · 83 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,355residents1 January 2025
€255,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
37%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
154services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost in EnschedePostcodes in Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

4,355 residents in 1,800 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

16%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
20%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 65 and over
38%
one-person households
36%
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 Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost is €255,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

2,002homes1 January 2025
59%single-family houses41% flats and apartments
31%owner-occupied54% housing association
0%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied
640 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,390 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
26%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
22%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 Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
9%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
6.6%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€12,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
57.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
12%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
13.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
0.9cars 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 103 crimes in Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 23.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Burglary of homes21
Vandalism and criminal damage21
Assault10
Theft of bicycles and mopeds9
Theft from vehicles2
Threats2
Driving under the influence2
Vehicle theft1
Pickpocketing1
Street robbery1
Other property crime1

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 Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.5
Primary pupils living here380
Secondary pupils living here260
Business premises225
Residents per km²7,267
Land area60 ha

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

Schools in Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost.

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

Openbare Basisschool De BroekheurnePrimary school · Openbaar
Protestants Christelijke Basisschool MecklenburgPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

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.