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neighbourhood in Gemert-Bakel

Bakel

4,250 residents · postal code 5761 · Part of Bakel, Gemert-Bakel

  • no. 3,791 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 10 of 24 in Gemert-Bakel

Scores per pillar

Bakel is a Brabant village where the figures cluster close together: safety (7.8), amenities (7.7), and green space (6.1) combine for a total of 7.8. Three-quarters of homes are owner-occupied and more than four in five are single-family. At 27 percent over 65, the village is ageing gradually. The average home value, at €420,000, sits almost exactly on the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
6.1 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
6.5 km
Hospital
6.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 420,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 9%25–45 23%45–65 25%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
1,859

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bakel calculated?

Bakel scores 7.8 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 Bakel a safe neighbourhood?

Bakel scores 7.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.