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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.

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
4.8 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
4.0 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.8
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 383,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 30%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
1,157

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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.