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neighbourhood in Horst aan de Maas

Meerlo

1,640 residents · postal code 5864 · Part of Meerlo, Horst aan de Maas

  • no. 3,851 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 45 in Horst aan de Maas

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,640 residents, Meerlo is an urban residential neighbourhood in Horst aan de Maas. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.8. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 10.0, while socio-economic position lags at 4.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.7 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
7.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
6.4 km
Hospital
8.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
8.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
11.5
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 340,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 12%25–45 23%45–65 27%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
3,057

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meerlo calculated?

Meerlo 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 Meerlo a safe neighbourhood?

Meerlo scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.