neighbourhood in Roermond
Merum
2,135 residents · postal code 6049 · Part of Herten, Roermond
- no. 2,577 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 4 of 36 in Roermond
Scores per pillar
Merum sits on the Maas lakes below Roermond, an old dike village with new edges: 99 percent single-family homes, 86 percent owner-occupied. The numbers are firm — safety 8.7, nature 7.4, socio-economic 7.3 — and property values sit slightly under the middle at €383k. Summer here starts from your own back garden, by boat. Overall: 8.5.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Merum calculated?
Merum scores 8.5 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 Merum a safe neighbourhood?
Merum scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.