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Buitengebied Berkelaar

50 residents · postal code 6101 · Part of Echt, Echt-Susteren

Bottom 13% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Buitengebied Berkelaar is a rural area in Echt-Susteren with 50 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 3.4. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 6.1, while safety lags at 2.7. For families it stands at 4.9.

  • no. 11,461 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 28 of 37 in Echt-Susteren

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Buitengebied Berkelaar 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
90.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
2.4 per 1,000
Property crime
21.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 38 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
2.0 km
GP practice
2.2 km
Train station
3.6 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Café
2.1 km
Library
2.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.4 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
€ 465,000
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
95%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
5%

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
17 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
47%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
213
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.9 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
1.7 km
Households with children
38%
Childcare
1.7 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Buitengebied Berkelaar has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4529%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+15%

    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

    29%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    38%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    17far 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 Buitengebied Berkelaar calculated?

Buitengebied Berkelaar scores 3.4 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 Buitengebied Berkelaar 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 Buitengebied Berkelaar a safe neighbourhood?

Buitengebied Berkelaar scores 2.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (90.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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