Elferink-Heuwkamp, Enschede
About 3,035 people live in Elferink-Heuwkamp, in 1,440 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 88% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 54.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €248,000; 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 14% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.3 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is Elferink-Heuwkamp a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 88% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 15% |
| Safety and nuisance | 14% |
| Social cohesion | 19% |
| Amenities | 85% |
| Housing stock | 8% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Elferink-Heuwkamp safe?
| All registered crime | 54.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.3 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) | €248,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 63% / 37% |
| Apartments | 23% |
| Households with children | 26% |
| Single-person households | 50% |
| Age 65+ | 13% |
| Average income per resident | €25,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.6 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 BU01530205. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.