neighbourhood in Lochem

Gorssel

3,490 residents · postal code 7213 · Part of Gorssel, Lochem

Top 17% in the Netherlands

Safe, but few children

The tree canopy around the built-up area in Gorssel is more than three times that of the average Dutch neighbourhood, greenery within three hundred metres is far above the middle and the noise level clearly below it. At this low building density that carries an 8.9 for quiet & nature.

The families pillar is furthest from it, at 4.4. The primary school is not far, so that is not the explanation: it lies in the population. More than a third of residents are 65 or older — almost twice the national level — and the share of children stays below the middle.

Violence and vandalism barely occur here, both at less than a third of the national median, and that carries the 9.2 for safety; only burglary is above the middle. The wealth & income pillar is divided: the property value is well above the median and the highest income group broader than nationally, but so is the lowest, and the social assistance rate comes out above it.

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Is Gorssel a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Gorssel comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Gorssel 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

13.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

4.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 57 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

0.8 km

Train station

7.5 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

8.7 km

Café

6.3 km

Library

0.8 km

Motorway ramp

0.6 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

€ 500,000

Welfare recipients

11.5 per 1,000

High incomes

22%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

67%

Social housing

27%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

84%

Built after 2000

24%

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

1,278 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

75%

Trees nearby

28%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

480

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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

0.9 km

Households with children

29%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

7.1 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Gorssel has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 36%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4514%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+36%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,278 — far 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

Is Gorssel a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Gorssel comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Gorssel is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Gorssel?

In Gorssel the police recorded 57 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 Gorssel calculated?

Gorssel scores 8.8 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 Gorssel 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.