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Velve-Lindenhof

Velve-Lindenhof is a neighbourhood in the Hogeland - Velve district of Enschede, with 4,760 residents and 2,317 homes. 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 71% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€276,000) is 8% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 129 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530100 · 116 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,760residents1 January 2025
€276,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
15%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
129services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Velve-Lindenhof in EnschedePostcodes in Velve-Lindenhof highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Velve-Lindenhof highlighted

Who lives here.

4,760 residents in 2,525 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

14%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
50%
one-person households
26%
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 Velve-Lindenhof is €276,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

2,317homes1 January 2025
71%single-family houses29% flats and apartments
44%owner-occupied43% housing association
8%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
820 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,590 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
31%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 Velve-Lindenhof compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
8%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
7.1%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€18,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
26%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
12.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
0.8cars 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 178 crimes in Velve-Lindenhof in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 37.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds23
Burglary of homes14
Other property crime12
Vandalism and criminal damage12
Assault10
Threats7
Driving under the influence5
Theft from vehicles2
Vehicle theft1

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 Velve-Lindenhof, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.6 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.7
Primary pupils living here390
Secondary pupils living here190
Business premises430
Residents per km²6,439
Land area74 ha

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

Schools in Velve-Lindenhof.

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

Openbare Basisschool De UitvindingPrimary school · Openbaar
De KubusPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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.

WooldrikPark StokhorstRibbelt-RibbelerbrinkDe Leuriks't WeldinkDe BothovenHogeland - Velve district