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Ens

CBS name: Wijk 06 Ens

Ens is one of 11 districts in Noordoostpolder, with 3,475 residents and 1,469 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €332,000 is in line with the municipal average. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 017106 · 3 neighbourhoods · 102 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,475residents1 January 2025
€332,000average WOZ home valueNoordoostpolder: €340,000
27%green within 500 mNoordoostpolder: 20%
14services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ens in NoordoostpolderPostcodes in Ens highlighted; the rest of Noordoostpolder in grey
Map of Noordoostpolder with Ens highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Ens.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 46 neighbourhoods in Noordoostpolder.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Ens-woonkern2,085€302k69%92%21%31%14
Ens-bedrijventerrein75€417k100%96%20%39%14
Ens-landelijk gebied1,320€378k64%72%12%20%1

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Ens is €332,000, against €340,000 in Noordoostpolder.

1,469homes9 newly built in 2025
84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments
68%owner-occupied16% housing association
20%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
900 m³gas per home per yearNoordoostpolder: 860 m³
3,100 kWhelectricity per home per yearNoordoostpolder: 2,920 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridNoordoostpolder: 8%
53%homes with solar panelsNoordoostpolder: 51%

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 Ens compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNoordoostpolder: 36%
21%in the top 20% nationallyNoordoostpolder: 18%
2.3%of residents live below the poverty lineNoordoostpolder: 2.3%
€167,000median household wealthNoordoostpolder: €154,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNoordoostpolder: 76.0%
22%with a university or higher professional degreeNoordoostpolder: 23%
19.0%of workers are self-employedNoordoostpolder: 19.0%
1.2cars per householdNoordoostpolder: 1.1

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 54 crimes in Ens in 2025, 4% fewer than in 2024. That is 15.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 29.6 across Noordoostpolder.

Burglary of homes7
Driving under the influence7
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Theft from vehicles1
Other property crime1

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 Ens, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.5 km
Large supermarket1.3 km
Day nursery1.3 km
Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.6
Primary pupils living here300
Secondary pupils living here170
Business premises500
Residents per km²82
Land area4,236 ha

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

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