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Bergen op Zoom

Noord-Brabant · Moderately urban · CBS GM0748

Avg. sale price

€398k

Price Growth YoY

+10.5%

Population

70.194

Bergen op Zoom is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 70.194 residents, the 58th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €333k, 16% below the national average of €398k. Of its 32.056 homes, 60% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 6 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Brabant province · urbanisation level 3/5

60% owner-occupied · 40% rental

Average income €40.6k · 27.6% higher educated

69% labour participation · 878 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€398k

-17% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€333k

-16% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

60.0%

+5% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

32.056

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €65k (20%) 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
€398k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 82% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 4k since 2018, reaching 70k 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
70%
30%
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: 10.5% (2025); worst: 4.7% (2022).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

60%

Rental

40%

Built before 2000

91%

Household Composition

Single

36.28%

With children

31.94%

Avg size: 2.1
Density: 878 /km²
Population density

878

+64% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
24%
27%
23%
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

70.06%

EU / Western background

9.74%

Non-EU background

20.2%

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

€41k

-4% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

3.4%

+10% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

69.0%

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

27.6%

Low education

31.1%

Labour participation

69%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

59%

Flexible contract

27%

Self-employed

15%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€115.7k
Poverty rate
3.4%
Cars/household
1.1
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
54.5
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 91% 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
23.3
Property damage
5.7
Violent crime
6.3
In 2025: 23.3 theft, 6.3 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.

24

Primary schools (PO)

9

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

94%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 93.9%
Weak / insufficient · 6.1%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

31

Daycare (KDV)

25

After-school care (BSO)

1.107

KDV child places

36

Avg KDV size
10.5 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.39 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

55%
45%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 55% · 31 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 45% · 25 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

81%
19%
Offers VVE · 81% · 25 locations
No VVE · 19% · 6 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

13.3

+11% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.8

+1% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.9 km

-18% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.9 km

-10% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.9 km

Supermarket

0.9 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.6 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

1

Bus stops

131

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
13.3
µg/m³
+1.3 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.8
µg/m³
+0.1 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)
11 total in municipality · 1.57 per 10k residents

Christian churches

9

Mosques

2

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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