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district in Laarbeek

Mariahout

Mariahout has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,045 residents in total.

Top 30% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 4 districts of Laarbeek

Short answer: Mariahout scores 7.8 as a district of Laarbeek, no. 3 of the 4 districts of Laarbeek. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Mariahout (8.9). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,045 residents in total.

Key figures for Mariahout

residents
2,045
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
14

How Mariahout 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
16.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
6.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 36 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
3.0 km
GP practice
3.3 km
Train station
11.7 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
9.9 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
3.5 km
Motorway ramp
3.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Laarbeek

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
€ 523,579
Welfare recipients
4.9 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
84%
Social housing
6%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
24%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Laarbeek

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
1,337 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
147
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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 Laarbeek

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
44%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
5.4 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Laarbeek

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    23%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    44%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,337far 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 Mariahout, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Mariahout

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Mariahout8.9
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Mariahout6.5