neighbourhood in Ermelo

Ermelo - Zuid

6,520 residents · postal code 3851 · Part of Schil rondom het centrum, Ermelo

Top 18% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Ermelo - Zuid achieves a 8.7 as an overall score and a 4.7 for wealth & income, and that difference does not come from one outlier. The property value stays below the national middle, the top income group is slightly thinner there and the bottom one slightly wider, and social assistance is double the national figure. Not a single component deviates strongly; they simply almost all point the same way.

The canopy above these streets is more than twice as dense as in the average Dutch neighbourhood and it is quieter there than is usual nationally. That the quiet score nevertheless sticks at a 6.7 is down to the population density and the absence of open water.

Among the offences only burglary stands out, at more than twice the median; the total is far below the national one and yields an 8.2. Of the daily amenities the GP is the furthest away.

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Is Ermelo - Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Ermelo - Zuid comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Ermelo - Zuid is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

13.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.3 per 1,000

Property crime

3.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 101 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

1.3 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

5.0 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 km

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

€ 388,000

Welfare recipients

16.9 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

77%

Built after 2000

23%

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

4,022 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

21%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,517

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.4 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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Families

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

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.1 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Ermelo - Zuid looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,022 — far more 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

Is Ermelo - Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Ermelo - Zuid?

In Ermelo - Zuid the police recorded 101 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Ermelo - Zuid calculated?

Ermelo - Zuid scores 8.7 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Ermelo - Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.