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Meilust Zuid

Meilust Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Noord district of Bergen op Zoom, with 2,230 residents and 1,004 homes. 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€328,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 145 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480100 · 73 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,230residents1 January 2025
€328,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000
24%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%
145services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Meilust Zuid in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Meilust Zuid highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey
Map of Bergen op Zoom with Meilust Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

2,230 residents in 1,025 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

16%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
25%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
33%
one-person households
33%
households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Meilust Zuid is €328,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

1,004homes1 January 2025
78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments
74%owner-occupied21% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
930 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³
2,470 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%
54%homes with solar panelsBergen op Zoom: 41%

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 Meilust Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%
20%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%
2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%
€212,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%
31%with a university or higher professional degreeBergen op Zoom: 28%
17.0%of workers are self-employedBergen op Zoom: 15.0%
1.1cars per householdBergen op Zoom: 1.0

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 95 crimes in Meilust Zuid in 2025, 10% fewer than in 2024. That is 42.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Other property crime17
Vandalism and criminal damage15
Driving under the influence6
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Burglary of homes3
Theft from vehicles2
Threats2
Hold-up robbery2
Vehicle theft1
Assault1

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 Meilust Zuid, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.4
Primary pupils living here180
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises310
Residents per km²2,578
Land area87 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Bergen op Zoom.

Meilust NoordVestinggronden-NoordLage MerenTuinwijkNoordgeestCentrumBergen op Zoom-Noord district