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Hogeland - Velve

CBS name: Wijk 01 Hogeland - Velve

Hogeland - Velve is one of 10 districts in Enschede, with 12,505 residents and 5,839 homes in 7 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €329,000 is 9% above the municipal average. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 015301 · 7 neighbourhoods · 327 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
12,505residents1 January 2025
€329,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
20%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
123services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Hogeland - Velve in EnschedePostcodes in Hogeland - Velve highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Hogeland - Velve highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Hogeland - Velve.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 69 neighbourhoods in Enschede.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Velve-Lindenhof4,760€276k44%71%16%15%129
Wooldrik1,250€471k88%93%24%30%95
Hogeland-Zuid2,335€335k83%88%22%27%104
Varvik-Diekman3,410€329k47%77%19%14%137
Sleutelkamp580€370k47%73%10%37%63
't Weldink30–––33%53%71
De Leuriks145€937k89%96%17%48%75

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Hogeland - Velve is €329,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

5,839homes63 newly built in 2025
78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments
57%owner-occupied33% housing association
4%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
940 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,710 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
4%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
34%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 Hogeland - Velve compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

47%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
14%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
4.8%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€90,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
31%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
14.0%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 736 crimes in Hogeland - Velve in 2025, 22% more than in 2024. That is 58.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds88
Vandalism and criminal damage65
Other property crime61
Burglary of homes38
Assault26
Driving under the influence17
Threats15
Theft from vehicles11
Public violence against people4
Vehicle theft2
Street robbery2
Pickpocketing1

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 Hogeland - Velve, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.2
Primary pupils living here1,050
Secondary pupils living here660
Business premises1,405
Residents per km²2,754
Land area454 ha

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

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