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Mechelen

1,290 residents · postal code 6281 · Part of Mechelen, Gulpen-Wittem

  • no. 10,456 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 27 in Gulpen-Wittem
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,290 residents, Mechelen is a rural area in Gulpen-Wittem. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.0. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 7.7, while housing lags at 3.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
3.2 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
3.0 km
Secondary school
4.5 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
9.1 km
Hospital
10.6 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
4.5 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
0.9
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 321,000
Owner-occupied
66%
Single-family homes
79%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 21%45–65 28%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
810

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen

Gulpen-Wittem

5.6

Schweiberg-Dal

Gulpen-Wittem

6.9

Vijlen

Vaals

5.6

Wahlwiller

Gulpen-Wittem

4.1

Partij-Wittem

Gulpen-Wittem

5.7

Epen

Gulpen-Wittem

5.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Spijkerboorbuurt

Haarlem

4.0

Ezelvense Akkers

Tilburg

4.0

Kern Kwadendamme

Borsele

4.0

Boschkapelle

Hulst

4.0

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Mechelen calculated?

Mechelen scores 4.0 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 Mechelen a safe neighbourhood?

Mechelen 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.