Eekmaat

Eekmaat is a neighbourhood in the Glanerbrug en omgeving district of Enschede, with 1,765 residents and 905 homes. 43% of homes are owner-occupied and 69% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€226,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 81 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530803 · 44 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,765residents1 January 2025

€226,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

9%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

81services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Enschede with Eekmaat highlighted

Who lives here.

1,765 residents in 900 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

14%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

16%

aged 65 and over

44%

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 Eekmaat is €226,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

905homes1 January 2025

69%single-family houses31% flats and apartments

43%owner-occupied51% housing association

6%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

880 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

2,570 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

7%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%

26%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 Eekmaat compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%

5%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%

5.9%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%

€18,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

10.0%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 78 crimes in Eekmaat in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 44.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Other property crime8

Vandalism and criminal damage8

Assault7

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6

Threats4

Burglary of homes3

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Public violence against people1

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 Eekmaat, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.4 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.0

Primary pupils living here140

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises155

Residents per km²5,034

Land area35 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Enschede.

Schipholt-Glanermaten Bentveld-Bultserve Eilermarke Oikos Glanerveld Eekmaat West Glanerbrug en omgeving district