neighbourhood in Echt-Susteren

Echt Zuid

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

Top 10% in the Netherlands

Home to 780 residents, Echt Zuid is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Echt-Susteren. On the national yardstick its total score is 9.3. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.6, while space and quiet lags at 5.4.

no. 1,269 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 2 of 37 in Echt-Susteren

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Amenities

no grade

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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

15.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

7.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 8 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 458,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

93%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

97%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

2,044 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

49%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,083

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.7 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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Households with children

36%

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Echt Zuid has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–258%
NL median 11%
25–4519%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+30%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
20% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,044 — 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 Echt Zuid calculated?

Echt Zuid scores 9.3 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 Echt Zuid 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 Echt Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Echt Zuid scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.