neighbourhood in Roerdalen

MERU

95 residents · postal code 6063 · Part of Vlodrop, Roerdalen

Bottom 2% in the Netherlands

Home to 95 residents, MERU is a rural area in Roerdalen. On the national yardstick its total score is 2.6. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.8, while amenities lags at 2.6.

no. 12,891 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 19 of 19 in Roerdalen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

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The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

25.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

10.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 0 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

3.8 km

GP practice

7.7 km

Train station

15.2 km

Restaurant

3.8 km

Hospital

15.1 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

15.7 km

Motorway ramp

3.8 km

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

488 inw/km²

Noise level

19 dB

Green surroundings

95%

Trees nearby

56%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.2 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

7.4 km

Childcare

7.4 km

Secondary school

13.4 km

Residents under 15

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

MERU has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 51%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–150%
NL median 14%
15–250%
NL median 11%
25–459%
NL median 22%
45–6540%
NL median 28%
65+51%
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
1.4 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
71% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
Not enough data
Not enough data
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
488 — 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

How is the grade for MERU calculated?

MERU scores 2.6 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 MERU 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 MERU a safe neighbourhood?

MERU scores 5.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.