Boekelerveld

Boekelerveld is a neighbourhood in the Landelijk gebied en kernen district of Enschede, with 1,020 residents and 429 homes. 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 71% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€412,000) is 37% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 4 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530907 · 32 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,020residents1 January 2025

€412,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

66%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

4services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Enschede with Boekelerveld highlighted

Who lives here.

1,020 residents in 465 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

12%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

19%

aged 25–44

26%

aged 65 and over

32%

one-person households

29%

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 Boekelerveld is €412,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

429homes2 newly built in 2025

71%single-family houses29% flats and apartments

68%owner-occupied0% housing association

6%built in the last ten years20% unoccupied

1,200 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

3,750 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

6%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 Boekelerveld compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%

23%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%

5.7%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%

€240,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

35%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%

35.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%

1.2cars 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 27 crimes in Boekelerveld in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 26.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Assault4

Driving under the influence3

Vehicle theft2

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Theft from vehicles1

Other property crime1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Boekelerveld, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.3 km

Large supermarket2.2 km

Day nursery2.1 km

Primary school1.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises220

Residents per km²76

Land area1,353 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Enschede.

Dorp Boekelo Marssteden Buurtschap Usselo Buurtschap Twekkelo Koekoeksbeekhoek 't Zwering Landelijk gebied en kernen district