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Bakel

CBS name: Wijk 06 Bakel

Bakel is one of 9 districts in Gemert-Bakel, with 6,040 residents and 2,310 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €446,000 is 4% above the municipal average. On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 165206 · 3 neighbourhoods · 143 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,040residents1 January 2025
€446,000average WOZ home valueGemert-Bakel: €427,000
33%green within 500 mGemert-Bakel: 26%
25services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bakel in Gemert-BakelPostcodes in Bakel highlighted; the rest of Gemert-Bakel in grey
Map of Gemert-Bakel with Bakel highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Bakel.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 23 neighbourhoods in Gemert-Bakel.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bakel4,250€420k73%82%27%30%32
Verspreide huizen Grotelse Heide en Esp1,080€571k87%86%15%58%1
Verspr.h. ten zuidwesten van Bakel705€576k91%96%14%37%2

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Bakel is €446,000, against €427,000 in Gemert-Bakel.

2,310homes41 newly built in 2025
84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments
76%owner-occupied13% housing association
7%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,030 m³gas per home per yearGemert-Bakel: 950 m³
3,310 kWhelectricity per home per yearGemert-Bakel: 3,190 kWh
7%homes off the gas gridGemert-Bakel: 9%
49%homes with solar panelsGemert-Bakel: 54%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Bakel compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGemert-Bakel: 34%
22%in the top 20% nationallyGemert-Bakel: 22%
2.0%of residents live below the poverty lineGemert-Bakel: 2.1%
€253,000median household wealthGemert-Bakel: €249,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGemert-Bakel: 75.0%
23%with a university or higher professional degreeGemert-Bakel: 24%
19.0%of workers are self-employedGemert-Bakel: 19.0%
1.2cars per householdGemert-Bakel: 1.2

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 156 crimes in Bakel in 2025, 11% more than in 2024. That is 25.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 28.6 across Gemert-Bakel.

Other property crime17
Driving under the influence15
Vandalism and criminal damage13
Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Threats7
Theft from vehicles6
Burglary of homes5
Assault4
Vehicle theft2
Public violence against people1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Bakel, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.4
Primary pupils living here520
Secondary pupils living here300
Business premises780
Residents per km²292
Land area2,067 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

More in Gemert-Bakel.

Every district in Gemert-Bakel.