neighbourhood in Sint-Michielsgestel

Westerbroek en Beekveld

2,390 residents · postal code 5258 · Part of Berlicum, Sint-Michielsgestel

Top 39% in the Netherlands

Set in the village of Berlicum, Westerbroek en Beekveld is family territory: 90 per cent single-family homes, 72 per cent owner-occupied and children in 40 per cent of households. At €437,000 the average home sits just above the national middle of €422,000. With 17 crimes per 1,000 people present it is safe, though safety settles at a modest 7.0. The nearest station is a good six kilometres off, so a car is less an option than a necessity.

no. 5,056 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 18 of 23 in Sint-Michielsgestel

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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

16.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

3.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 45 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

0.6 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

6.2 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

5.8 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

0.9 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 km

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

€ 437,000

Welfare recipients

12.6 per 1,000

High incomes

21%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

72%

Social housing

21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

90%

Built after 2000

12%

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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

3,970 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

854

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.1 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.

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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

0.6 km

Households with children

40%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

5.9 km

Residents under 15

16%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Westerbroek en Beekveld looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+21%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
25% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,970 — 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld calculated?

Westerbroek en Beekveld scores 7.1 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld a safe neighbourhood?

Westerbroek en Beekveld scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.