Boswinkel-De Braker, Enschede
About 3,690 people live in Boswinkel-De Braker, in 2,035 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 95% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 50.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €210,000; 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.3 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Boswinkel-De Braker a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 95% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 46% |
| Safety and nuisance | 6% |
| Social cohesion | 9% |
| Amenities | 84% |
| Housing stock | 5% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Boswinkel-De Braker safe?
| All registered crime | 50.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 9.8 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) | €210,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 44% / 56% |
| Apartments | 50% |
| Households with children | 23% |
| Single-person households | 54% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | €25,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.3 km |
| Train station | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01530201. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.