Varvik-Diekman

Varvik-Diekman is a neighbourhood in the Hogeland - Velve district of Enschede, with 3,410 residents and 1,675 homes. 47% of homes are owner-occupied and 77% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€329,000) is 9% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 137 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530103 · 100 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,410residents1 January 2025

€329,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

14%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

137services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Varvik-Diekman in EnschedePostcodes in Varvik-Diekman highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey

Map of Enschede with Varvik-Diekman highlighted

Who lives here.

3,410 residents in 1,655 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

15%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

19%

aged 65 and over

42%

one-person households

33%

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 Varvik-Diekman is €329,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

1,675homes47 newly built in 2025

77%single-family houses23% flats and apartments

47%owner-occupied46% housing association

1%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

940 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

2,550 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

6%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 Varvik-Diekman compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

51%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%

€39,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

30%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%

15.0%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 380 crimes in Varvik-Diekman in 2025, 47% more than in 2024. That is 111.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds48

Other property crime32

Vandalism and criminal damage32

Burglary of homes9

Driving under the influence9

Threats7

Assault7

Theft from vehicles3

Public violence against people3

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

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 Varvik-Diekman, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.4

Primary pupils living here300

Secondary pupils living here190

Business premises475

Residents per km²2,107

Land area162 ha

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

Schools in Varvik-Diekman.

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

Openbare basisschool Prinseschool Willem WilminkPrimary school · Openbaar

Het Stedelijk Diekman praktijkonderwijs, vmbo, havo, atheneum en gymnasiumSecondary school (vmbo) · Openbaar

Het Stedelijk Diekman praktijkonderwijsSecondary school (practical education) · 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.

Hogeland-Noord Hogeland-Zuid Getfert Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost De Bothoven Cromhoffsbleek-Kotman Hogeland - Velve district