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.
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%)
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
€534,000▲ 25% 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.
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.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Mortel
534,000
657
–
Gemert-Centrum
400,000
2,350
–
Gemert-Noord
409,000
2,601
–
Gemert-Oost
393,000
2,649
–
Handel
439,000
788
–
Elsendorp
474,000
461
–
Bakel
446,000
2,310
–
Milheeze
482,000
922
–
De Rips
428,000
501
–
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)
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.
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
Gemert-Bakel 11.3▼ −32% vs Gemert-Bakel
Fraud and scams7.7
Gemert-Bakel 5.4▲ +43% vs Gemert-Bakel
Traffic7.1
Gemert-Bakel 5.3▲ +34% vs Gemert-Bakel
Vandalism and public order3.0
Gemert-Bakel 2.7▲ +11% vs Gemert-Bakel
Violence and threats0.6
Gemert-Bakel 2.7▼ −78% vs Gemert-Bakel
Other and withheld0.6
Gemert-Bakel 1.0▼ −40% vs Gemert-Bakel
Environmental0.0
Gemert-Bakel 0.1≈ Gemert-Bakel
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'.
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%)
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 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%)
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%
NL 37%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²128
NL 539▼ −76% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings95%
NL 63%▲ +51% vs NL
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