MERU, Roerdalen
About 95 people live in MERU, in 65 households (CBS 2024).
Liveability is in the top 3% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 15.2 km away, a supermarket 3.8 km and a GP 7.7 km.
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Is MERU a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 3% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 100% |
| Safety and nuisance | 94% |
| Social cohesion | 65% |
| Amenities | 23% |
| Housing stock | 71% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is MERU safe?
| All registered crime | 0 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | –% / –% |
| Apartments | –% |
| Households with children | 8% |
| Single-person households | 71% |
| Age 65+ | 51% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.8 km |
| GP | 7.7 km |
| Primary school | 7.4 km |
| Secondary school | 13.4 km |
| Train station | 15.2 km |
| Hospital | 15.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Roerdalen
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU16690605. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.