Helmerhoek-Noord, Enschede
About 3,770 people live in Helmerhoek-Noord, in 1,640 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 64% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €351,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.7 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Helmerhoek-Noord a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 64% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 63% |
| Safety and nuisance | 31% |
| Social cohesion | 33% |
| Amenities | 58% |
| Housing stock | 37% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Helmerhoek-Noord safe?
| All registered crime | 28.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.4 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) | €351,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 11% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | €31,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.7 km |
| Train station | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | 4.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Enschede
Wesselerbrink Noord-West · Helmerhoek-Zuid · Wesselerbrink Zuid-West · het Brunink · Wesselerbrink Zuid-Oost · Wesselerbrink Noord-Oost · Stroinkslanden Noord-West · Stroinkslanden-Zuid · Stroinkslanden Noord-Oost · Industrie- en havengebied · Stokhorst · Park Stokhorst
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01530607. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.