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Bavel

5,545 residents · postal code 4854 · Part of Bavel, Breda

  • no. 1,290 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 55 in Breda

Scores per pillar

An overall score of 9.3 puts Bavel, near Breda, near the top of this list. The village combines a high housing mark (8.8) with plenty of single-family homes (89 percent) and 73 percent ownership. With fewer than 15 crimes per thousand residents, it is quiet. Property values of €546,000 sit well above the median; nature, at 5.3, is the least strong element.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
6.1 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.6 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
14.5
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 546,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
€ 40,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 17%45–65 30%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
3,168

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bavel calculated?

Bavel scores 9.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Bavel a safe neighbourhood?

Bavel scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.