Bakel, Gemert-Bakel
About 4,250 people live in Bakel, in 1,895 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 52% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 24.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €406,000; 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 15% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.5 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Bakel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 52% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 80% |
| Social cohesion | 52% |
| Amenities | 34% |
| Housing stock | 48% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Bakel safe?
| All registered crime | 24.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 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) | €406,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 73% / 27% |
| Apartments | 18% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 27% |
| Average income per resident | €31,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 6.1 km |
| Train station | 6.5 km |
| Hospital | 6.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gemert-Bakel
Verspreide huizen Grotelse Heide en Esp · Verspr.h. ten zuidwesten van Bakel · Verspreide huizen Elsendorp · Elsendorp · Milheeze · Verspreide huizen Groote Peel · Verspreide huizen Milheeze · Verspreide huizen Mortelse Peel · Verspreide huizen Milschot-Tereyken · De Mortel · De Rips · Verspreide huizen Rips
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU16520600. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.