neighbourhood in Sint-Michielsgestel
Berlicum
4,570 residents · postal code 5258 · Part of Berlicum, Sint-Michielsgestel
Level scores and few extremes: this Brabant village earns an 9.0 overall with amenities (7.6), safety (8.6) and wealth (6.9) clustered together, only space trailing on a 4.7. Three-quarters of homes are owner-occupied and equally single-family, a third built after 2000. At €470,000, property sits above the national midpoint. More than a quarter of residents are over 65, and crime stays low at 15 per 1,000 people present.
- no. 1,733 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 8 of 23 in Sint-Michielsgestel
How Berlicum scores
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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.
In 2025, 91 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Berlicum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4520%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+27%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,730 — far more 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 Berlicum calculated?
Berlicum scores 9.0 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 Berlicum 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 Berlicum a safe neighbourhood?
Berlicum scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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