Berkelaar, Echt-Susteren
About 270 people live in Berkelaar, in 110 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 31% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €431,000; 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3 km away, a supermarket 1.5 km and a GP 2.4 km.
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Is Berkelaar a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 31% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 13% |
| Safety and nuisance | 53% |
| Social cohesion | 69% |
| Amenities | 48% |
| Housing stock | 88% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Berkelaar safe?
| All registered crime | 11.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €431,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 91% / 8% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.5 km |
| GP | 2.4 km |
| Primary school | 2 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Train station | 3 km |
| Hospital | 1.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Echt-Susteren
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU17110521. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.