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Gemert-Bakel

Noord-Brabant · Slightly urban · CBS GM1652

Avg. sale price

€524k

Price Growth YoY

+17.9%

Population

31.541

Gemert-Bakel is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 31.541 residents, the 185th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €427k, 7% above the national average of €398k. Of its 13.239 homes, 69% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 9 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Brabant province · urbanisation level 4/5

69% owner-occupied · 31% rental

Average income €39.2k · 24.2% higher educated

75% labour participation · 258 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€524k

+9% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€427k

+7% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

69.0%

+21% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

13.239

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €97k (23%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€524k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 70% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 2k since 2018, reaching 32k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
85%
15%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
7 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 17.9% (2025); worst: 0.9% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

69%

Rental

31%

Built before 2000

91%

Household Composition

Single

31.13%

With children

35.78%

Avg size: 2.3
Density: 258 /km²
Population density

258

-52% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
16%
24%
27%
22%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

85.99%

EU / Western background

7.28%

Non-EU background

6.73%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€39k

-7% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.1%

-32% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

75.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

24.2%

Low education

29.2%

Labour participation

75%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

58%

Flexible contract

24%

Self-employed

19%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€249k
Poverty rate
2.1%
Cars/household
1.3
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
28.7
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 59% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
11.3
Property damage
2.3
Violent crime
3.0
In 2025: 11.3 theft, 3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

12

Primary schools (PO)

2

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

19

Daycare (KDV)

20

After-school care (BSO)

634

KDV child places

33

Avg KDV size
12.6 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.16 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

49%
51%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 49% · 19 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 51% · 20 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

74%
26%
Offers VVE · 74% · 14 locations
No VVE · 26% · 5 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

10.2

-16% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.2

+6% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.5 km

+36% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.5 km

+50% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.5 km

Supermarket

1.5 km

Childcare

0.7 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

84

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
10.2
µg/m³
-1.9 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.2
µg/m³
+0.5 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Noord-Brabant
Places of Worship (Buildings)
17 total in municipality · 5.39 per 10k residents

Christian churches

17

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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