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Living in De Mortel

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gemert-Bakel. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, and registered crime per resident is lower.

1,675 residents, 657 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Gemert-Bakel average.

The average WOZ value in De Mortel is €534,000, 25% higher than in Gemert-Bakel (€427,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 105%, against a rise of 75% in Gemert-Bakel. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points more than in Gemert-Bakel (69%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €534,000
    25% higher than Gemert-Bakel (€427,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +105%
    higher than Gemert-Bakel (+75%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    84%
    15 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (69%)
  • Social housing
    10%
    12 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (22%)
  • Private rent
    7%
    3 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (10%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    95%
    10 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (85%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    8%
    6 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (14%)
  • Built before 1945
    15%
    5 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (10%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    8%
    4 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (12%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 105% between 2014 and 2025, to €534,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€534,00025% above Gemert-Bakel
  • +105% since 2014
  • Gemert-Bakel +75%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€369 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€369/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 164 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €534,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€145NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€55€47
  • Water board levy€47–
  • Sewage levy€22€22
  • Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€224
  • Maintenance reserve€209–
  • Buildings insurance€15–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Gemert-Bakel's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 178th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.

cheapestdearest

Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.

Explanation
  • The home: one typical home of 164 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €534,000.
  • Levies: Gemert-Bakel's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
  • Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
  • NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
  • Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.

Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026

Dwelling value ladder

De Mortel has the highest WOZ value of the 9 wijken in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

Netherlands€398,000
Gemert-Bakel€427,000
De Mortel€534,000

Milheeze€482,000
Elsendorp€474,000
Bakel€446,000
Handel€439,000
De Rips€428,000
Gemert-Noord€409,000
Gemert-Centrum€400,000
Gemert-Oost€393,000
Explanation

Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)

WOZ value and age structure

Here: €534,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
De Mortel534,000657–
Gemert-Centrum400,0002,350–
Gemert-Noord409,0002,601–
Gemert-Oost393,0002,649–
Handel439,000788–
Elsendorp474,000461–
Bakel446,0002,310–
Milheeze482,000922–
De Rips428,000501–
Explanation

Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)

Dwellings by ownership

The largest category is owner-occupied, at 84% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied84%
  • Social housing10%
  • Private rent7%
Explanation

CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Dwellings by type

95% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes95%
  • Multi-family homes5%
Explanation

CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Dwellings by build period

26% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

  • Before 194515.5%
  • 1945-196413.5%
  • 1965-19747.7%
  • 1975-199126.3%
  • 1992-200515.6%
  • 2006-20158.5%
  • 2016 and later12.9%
Explanation

Based on 659 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

02 · Safety

Less registered crime per resident than the Gemert-Bakel average.

In 2025, 27 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Mortel, 7% lower than in Gemert-Bakel (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 331%, against a fall of 10% in Gemert-Bakel. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    27
    7% lower than Gemert-Bakel (29)
  • Change since 2021
    +331%
    higher than Gemert-Bakel (-10%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.5
    4% higher than Gemert-Bakel (2.4)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, De Mortel registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

De Mortel27
The municipality of Gemert-Bakel29
Explanation

Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, De Mortel registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
277% below Gemert-Bakel
  • +331% since 2021
  • Gemert-Bakel -10%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in De Mortel is 'Theft and burglary': 7.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.3 in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

De MortelGemert-Bakel
  • Theft and burglary7.7
  • Fraud and scams7.7
  • Traffic7.1
  • Vandalism and public order3.0
  • Violence and threats0.6
  • Other and withheld0.6
  • Environmental0.0
Explanation

Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.5 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.4 in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

De Mortel2.54
The municipality of Gemert-Bakel2.44
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in De Mortel registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 3 with injury and 1 fatal.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation

Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Gemert-Bakel average; green space is about the Gemert-Bakel average.

An estimated 78% of adults in De Mortel rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Gemert-Bakel. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 42%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 44%), fewer smoke (12% against 14%) and fewer are overweight (52% against 54%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in De Mortel, covering 61% of the area, against 63% in Gemert-Bakel. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, in line with the 27% in Gemert-Bakel.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    78%
    4 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (74%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    27%
    about the same as Gemert-Bakel (27%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    37%
    5 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (42%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    40%
    4 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (44%)
  • Smokes
    12%
    2 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (14%)
  • Overweight
    52%
    2 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (54%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    4%
    2 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (2%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    23%
    1 percentage point lower than Gemert-Bakel (24%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    61%
    2 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (63%)

Health

An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Gemert-Bakel
Good self-rated health
78.2%
73.9%
Smokes
11.8%
14.5%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
5.7%
Overweight
52.1%
53.8%
Lonely
36.6%
42.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.7%
43.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.6%
47.2%
Explanation

An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.

Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024

Land use

27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

  • Traffic1.9%
  • Built-up7.6%
  • Other built-up0.4%
  • Recreation4.4%
  • Agriculture61.5%
  • Forest and nature22.5%
  • Water1.8%
Explanation

Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.

Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022

04 · Residents

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gemert-Bakel.

De Mortel has 1,675 inhabitants (2026), or 128 per km² (51% lower than in Gemert-Bakel). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 70%, against a rise of 8% in Gemert-Bakel. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    -70%
    lower than Gemert-Bakel (+8%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Gemert-Bakel
    81%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    -73%
    lower than Gemert-Bakel (+8%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    30%
    3 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (27%)
  • Never married
    46%
    1 percentage point lower than Gemert-Bakel (47%)
  • Dutch origin
    93%
    7 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (86%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    54%
    7 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (47%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    22%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population shrank 70% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,675.

Residents, 2026
1,675
  • -70% since 2014
  • Gemert-Bakel +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 128 residents per km², this wijk is 51% less densely populated than the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

Residents per km²128
Dwellings per km²50.2

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 11.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.0 died per 1,000.

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

30% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15295
  • 15 to 25185
  • 25 to 45365
  • 45 to 65510
  • 65 to 80250
  • 80 and over75

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

46% of residents are never married.

  • Never married775
  • Married760
  • Divorced80
  • Widowed65

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

93% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,560
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
  • Outside Europe70

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

54% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1260
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4680
  • Higher professional, university310

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Gemert-Bakel; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Gemert-Bakel voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 22% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Gemert-BakelThe Netherlands
D66
13%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.9%
16.7%
VVD
15.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.3%
12.8%
CDA
19%
11.8%
JA21
8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.4%
4.5%
BBB
4.3%
2.6%
Other
6.8%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

De Mortel has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Gemert-Bakel (1.3). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Gemert-Bakel (22%).

Key figures
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    21%
    11 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (10%)
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    18%
    3 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (21%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    11%
    3 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (14%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.6
    23% higher than Gemert-Bakel (1.3)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    28%
    6 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (22%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +8 pp
    higher than Gemert-Bakel (0 pp)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    15%
    8 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (7%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    92%
    4 percentage points higher than Gemert-Bakel (88%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    2%
    2 percentage points lower than Gemert-Bakel (4%)
  • Residents per km²
    128
    76% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Social housing
    10%
    18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    7%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)

Business establishments by sector

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij65
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel (2025).

  • Petrol72.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.6%
Explanation

CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Share on other fuel per year

The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 20% to 28% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
28%6 percentage points above Gemert-Bakel (22%)
  • +8 pp since 2014
  • Gemert-Bakel +0 pp
Explanation

See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Vehicles by kind

In 2025, 1,015 passenger cars and 160 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars1,015
Motorcycles160
Explanation

At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Addresses by building use

92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (15%).

  • Residential92%
  • Retail1.1%
  • Office1.8%
  • Assembly1.8%
  • Healthcare0.6%
  • Industrial14.9%
  • Lodging2.1%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.7%
  • Other2.4%
Explanation

Based on 716 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

Biggest difference from the Netherlands

5% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings5%
  • Residents per km²128
  • Social housing10%
  • Private rent7%
  • Single-family dwellings95%
Explanation

The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of De Mortel

Compare the neighbourhoods of De Mortel
Verspreide huizen Mortelse Peel475€689,00025
Verspreide huizen Milschot-Tereyken315€659,00029
De Mortel885€435,00027

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

How we calculate
Living in De Mortel (Gemert-Bakel): WOZ, prices & areas