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Dorp Boekelo

Dorp Boekelo is a neighbourhood in the Landelijk gebied en kernen district of Enschede, with 2,755 residents and 1,176 homes. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€415,000) is 38% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 30 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530901 · 66 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,755residents1 January 2025
€415,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
39%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
30services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Dorp Boekelo in EnschedePostcodes in Dorp Boekelo highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Dorp Boekelo highlighted

Who lives here.

2,755 residents in 1,225 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

17%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
20%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 65 and over
32%
one-person households
34%
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 Dorp Boekelo is €415,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

1,176homes1 January 2025
88%single-family houses12% flats and apartments
80%owner-occupied14% housing association
8%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
1,010 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
3,050 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
4%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
46%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 Dorp Boekelo compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
24%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
3.3%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€264,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
43%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
18.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
1.1cars 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 41 crimes in Dorp Boekelo in 2025, 32% fewer than in 2024. That is 14.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Vandalism and criminal damage8
Other property crime3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Assault2
Burglary of homes1
Theft from vehicles1
Public violence against people1

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 Dorp Boekelo, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0
Primary pupils living here270
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises350
Residents per km²1,638
Land area168 ha

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

Schools in Dorp Boekelo.

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

Openbare basisschool MolenbeekPrimary school · Openbaar
De MarcellinusPrimary 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.

BoekelerveldMarsstedenBuurtschap UsseloBuurtschap Twekkelo't ZweringHelmerhoek-NoordLandelijk gebied en kernen district