Buurtschap Broekheurne

Buurtschap Broekheurne is a neighbourhood in the Landelijk gebied en kernen district of Enschede, with 1,525 residents and 589 homes. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 94% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€571,000) is 90% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 9 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530905 · 61 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,525residents1 January 2025

€571,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000

63%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%

9services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Buurtschap Broekheurne in EnschedePostcodes in Buurtschap Broekheurne highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey

Map of Enschede with Buurtschap Broekheurne highlighted

Who lives here.

1,525 residents in 615 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

11%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

15%

aged 25–44

26%

aged 65 and over

23%

one-person households

37%

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 Buurtschap Broekheurne is €571,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

589homes3 newly built in 2025

94%single-family houses6% flats and apartments

81%owner-occupied0% housing association

5%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

1,180 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³

4,060 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh

8%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%

41%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 Buurtschap Broekheurne compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

29%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%

35%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%

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

€464,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%

41%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%

33.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%

1.5cars 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 163 crimes in Buurtschap Broekheurne in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 106.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds29

Driving under the influence29

Other property crime15

Vandalism and criminal damage12

Assault5

Theft from vehicles2

Vehicle theft1

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 Buurtschap Broekheurne, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.5 km

Large supermarket2.5 km

Day nursery2.6 km

Primary school2.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.3

Primary pupils living here100

Secondary pupils living here80

Business premises335

Residents per km²58

Land area2,616 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Enschede.

het Brunink Wesselerbrink Zuid-West Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost Helmerhoek-Zuid Wesselerbrink Noord-West Wesselerbrink Noord-Oost Landelijk gebied en kernen district