Oikos

Oikos is a neighbourhood in the Glanerbrug en omgeving district of Enschede, with 2,280 residents and 901 homes. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 93% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€343,000) is 14% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 42 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530804 · 29 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,280residents1 January 2025

€343,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

31%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

42services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Who lives here.

2,280 residents in 895 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

19%

aged 0–14

15%

aged 15–24

27%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

24%

one-person households

53%

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 Oikos is €343,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

901homes1 January 2025

93%single-family houses7% flats and apartments

80%owner-occupied14% housing association

4%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

730 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

3,110 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

5%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%

47%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 Oikos compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

23%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%

23%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%

2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%

€162,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

28%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%

12.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%

1.3cars 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 50 crimes in Oikos in 2025, 25% more than in 2024. That is 21.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Vandalism and criminal damage8

Assault3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Other property crime2

Threats1

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 Oikos, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.9 km

Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.0

Primary pupils living here210

Secondary pupils living here190

Business premises210

Residents per km²5,491

Land area42 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 Eilermarke Eekmaat Bentveld-Bultserve Buurtschap Zuid-Esmarke Eekmaat West Glanerbrug en omgeving district