neighbourhood in Peel en Maas

Hof-Startebos

1,465 residents · postal code 5768 · Part of Meijel, Peel en Maas

Top 1% in the Netherlands

Home to 1,465 residents, Hof-Startebos is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Peel en Maas. On the national yardstick its total score is 10.0. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.9, while space and quiet lags at 7.2.

no. 4 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 1 of 52 in Peel en Maas

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Amenities

no grade

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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

11.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.2 per 1,000

Property crime

5.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 13 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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

€ 478,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

87%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

95%

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

2,225 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

52%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

685

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.3 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.

Households with children

49%

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Hof-Startebos has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6531%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
18% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
49% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,225 — around the 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

How is the grade for Hof-Startebos calculated?

Hof-Startebos scores 10.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Hof-Startebos lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Hof-Startebos a safe neighbourhood?

Hof-Startebos scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.