Hengelo, Bronckhorst
About 4,370 people live in Hengelo, in 2,015 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 54% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 12.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €363,000; 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 31% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Hengelo a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 54% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 55% |
| Safety and nuisance | 64% |
| Social cohesion | 50% |
| Amenities | 36% |
| Housing stock | 52% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Hengelo safe?
| All registered crime | 12.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €363,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 63% / 37% |
| Apartments | 20% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 32% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 5.9 km |
| Train station | 7 km |
| Hospital | 9.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Bronckhorst
Keijenborg · Veldhoek · Verspreide huizen Keijenborg · Verspreide huizen Dunsborg · Verspreide huizen Hengelo en Noordink · Verspreide huizen Bekveld en Gooi · Verspreide huizen Varssel · Verspreide huizen Zuidelijk bosgebied · Zelhem · Halle · Velswijk · Verspreide huizen Zelhem
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU18760000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.