Melle, Maashorst
About 3,960 people live in Melle, in 1,715 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 68% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 40.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €320,000; 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 30% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 15.7 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Melle a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 68% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 50% |
| Safety and nuisance | 29% |
| Social cohesion | 23% |
| Amenities | 68% |
| Housing stock | 30% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Melle safe?
| All registered crime | 40.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.3 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) | €320,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 61% / 39% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | €28,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 15.7 km |
| Hospital | 3.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Maashorst
Hoeven · Raam · Buurtschap Hoeven · Sportpark Volkelseweg · Schutveld · Zoggel · Hoevenseveld · Bitswijk · Loopkant-Liessent-Goorkens · Flatwijk · Hoenderbos-Velmolen · Moleneind-Groenewoud
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19910110. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.