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De Mortel

De Mortel has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,670 residents in total.

Top 31% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 9 districts of Gemert-Bakel

Short answer: De Mortel scores 7.7 as a district of Gemert-Bakel, no. 3 of the 9 districts of Gemert-Bakel. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Verspreide huizen Milschot-Tereyken (9.0). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,670 residents in total.

Key figures for De Mortel

residents
1,670
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
13.1

How De Mortel 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.
Total crime
22.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
7.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 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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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
3.2 km
GP practice
3.4 km
Train station
10.4 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
3.8 km
Motorway ramp
2.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Gemert-Bakel

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.
Property value
€ 548,826
Welfare recipients
6.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
85%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
29%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Gemert-Bakel

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,448 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
59%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
161
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.4 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Gemert-Bakel

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
44%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
2.9 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Gemert-Bakel

Who lives here

The age profile of De Mortel looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    2.6larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    43%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,448far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in De Mortel, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in De Mortel

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen Milschot-Tereyken9.0
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Mortelse Peel8.6
  3. 3De Mortel6.8