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Emer

60 residents · postal code 4824 · Part of Breda noord-west, Breda

Bottom 20% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 60 residents, Emer is a rural area in Breda. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 6.2, while safety lags at 3.5. For families it stands at 3.9.

  • no. 10,584 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 40 of 55 in Breda

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Emer scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
165.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
17.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
26.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
10.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 285 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.4 km
GP practice
1.7 km
Train station
3.9 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
5.8 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
2.2 km
Motorway ramp
2.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 599,000
Vacancy
8%
Owner-occupied
59%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
73%
Built after 2000
4%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
28 inw/km²
Noise level
58 dB
Green surroundings
35%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
9%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
823
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.4 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.9 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Emer has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 18%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2518%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4518%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    28far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Emer calculated?

Emer scores 3.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Emer lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Emer a safe neighbourhood?

Emer scores 3.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (165.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Breda.

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