Buitengebied-Oost

Buitengebied-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oost district of Bergen op Zoom, with 695 residents and 265 homes. 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 83% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€561,000) is 68% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 5 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480209 · 34 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

695residents1 January 2025

€561,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000

60%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%

5services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Buitengebied-Oost in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Buitengebied-Oost highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey

Map of Bergen op Zoom with Buitengebied-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

695 residents in 300 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

12%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

19%

aged 25–44

25%

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 Buitengebied-Oost is €561,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

265homes1 newly built in 2025

83%single-family houses17% flats and apartments

69%owner-occupied5% housing association

3%built in the last ten years12% unoccupied

1,250 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³

3,980 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

8%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%

43%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 Buitengebied-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%

30%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%

5.5%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%

€367,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000

68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%

31%with a university or higher professional degreeBergen op Zoom: 28%

34.0%of workers are self-employedBergen op Zoom: 15.0%

1.3cars 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 208 crimes in Buitengebied-Oost in 2025, 6% more than in 2024. That is 299.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Other property crime79

Driving under the influence28

Theft of bicycles and mopeds19

Vandalism and criminal damage9

Threats7

Theft from vehicles6

Burglary of homes4

Assault2

Vehicle theft1

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 Buitengebied-Oost, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.2 km

Large supermarket2.6 km

Day nursery2.3 km

Primary school2.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.2

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises160

Residents per km²28

Land area2,453 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.

Lage Meren Gageldonk-Oost Verspreide huizen Vrederust Meilust Zuid Meilust Noord Gageldonk-West Bergen op Zoom-Oost district