Elshof, Olst-Wijhe
About 790 people live in Elshof, in 315 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 20% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €542,000; 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4 km away, a supermarket 4.5 km and a GP 4.5 km.
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Is Elshof a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 20% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 31% |
| Safety and nuisance | 96% |
| Social cohesion | 97% |
| Amenities | 12% |
| Housing stock | 89% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Elshof safe?
| All registered crime | 26.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 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) | €542,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 88% / 12% |
| Apartments | 9% |
| Households with children | 41% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.5 km |
| GP | 4.5 km |
| Primary school | 3.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3.8 km |
| Train station | 4 km |
| Hospital | 7.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe
Eikelhof · Buitengebied Den Nul · Middel · Den Nul Kern · Herxen · Welsum · Buitengebied Boerhaar · Boerhaar Kern · Buitengebied Boskamp · Boskamp Kern · Buitengebied Wesepe · Wesepe Kern
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17730930. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.