Het Broek, Hengelo (O.)
About 2,780 people live in Het Broek, in 995 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 32% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 9.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €483,000; 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 18% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.3 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 1.1 km.
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Is Het Broek a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 32% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 71% |
| Safety and nuisance | 67% |
| Social cohesion | 53% |
| Amenities | 49% |
| Housing stock | 56% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Het Broek safe?
| All registered crime | 9.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 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) | €483,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 79% / 21% |
| Apartments | 11% |
| Households with children | 58% |
| Single-person households | 17% |
| Age 65+ | 11% |
| Average income per resident | €33,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 3.6 km |
| Train station | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | 6.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hengelo (O.)
Vossenbelt Noord · Vossenbelt Zuid · Dalmeden · Roershoek · Beckum (kern) · Bedrijvenpark Westermaat Zuidoost · Weidedorp · Stadspark Weusthag Zuid · Woolder Es · Verspreide huizen Driene · Woolde · Verspreide huizen Twekkelo
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01640803. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.