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Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink

Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink is a neighbourhood in the Ribbelt - Stokhorst district of Enschede, with 1,865 residents and 941 homes. 43% of homes are owner-occupied and 76% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€250,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 138 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 01530501 · 59 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,865residents1 January 2025
€250,000average WOZ home valueEnschede: €301,000
12%green within 500 mEnschede: 26%
138services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink in EnschedePostcodes in Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink highlighted; the rest of Enschede in grey
Map of Enschede with Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink highlighted

Who lives here.

1,865 residents in 1,015 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Enschede.

12%
aged 0–14
16%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
17%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
27%
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 Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink is €250,000, against €301,000 in Enschede.

941homes1 January 2025
76%single-family houses24% flats and apartments
43%owner-occupied43% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
960 m³gas per home per yearEnschede: 730 m³
2,400 kWhelectricity per home per yearEnschede: 2,540 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridEnschede: 17%
23%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 Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

59%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEnschede: 52%
8%in the top 20% nationallyEnschede: 13%
5.4%of residents live below the poverty lineEnschede: 4.9%
€14,000median household wealthEnschede: €35,000
67.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEnschede: 66.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeEnschede: 31%
10.0%of workers are self-employedEnschede: 13.0%
0.7cars 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 52 crimes in Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 27.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 64.0 across Enschede.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6
Other property crime6
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Burglary of homes4
Threats3
Assault3
Vehicle theft2

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 Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.2
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises145
Residents per km²6,288
Land area30 ha

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

Schools in Ribbelt-Ribbelerbrink.

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

Het Stedelijk Florapark vmbo, havo, atheneum en gymnasiumSecondary school · 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.

SchreurservePark StokhorstDe LaaresVelve-LindenhofDe BothovenStokhorstRibbelt - Stokhorst district