De Blenke, Hellendoorn
About 855 people live in De Blenke, in 330 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 51% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €301,000; 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 1.3 km.
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Is De Blenke a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 51% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 70% |
| Safety and nuisance | 56% |
| Social cohesion | 42% |
| Amenities | 43% |
| Housing stock | 52% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Blenke safe?
| All registered crime | 21.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 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) | €301,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 51% / 49% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 29% |
| Age 65+ | 35% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1.3 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 4 km |
| Train station | 3 km |
| Hospital | 12.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hellendoorn
Den Dam · De Zuid Es · De Höfte · De Noord Es · Hellendoorn-Centrum · Zeeheldenwijk · Wilhelminawijk · Nijverdal-Centrum · Bloemen-Schilderswijk · Noetsele I · Noetsele II en III · Prinsessenwijk
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01630104. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.