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Gageldonk-West

Gageldonk-West is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oost district of Bergen op Zoom, with 5,330 residents and 2,414 homes. 42% of homes are owner-occupied and 66% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€253,000) is 24% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 163 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480200 · 124 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
5,330residents1 January 2025
€253,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000
15%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%
163services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Gageldonk-West in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Gageldonk-West highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey
Map of Bergen op Zoom with Gageldonk-West highlighted

Who lives here.

5,330 residents in 2,465 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

17%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
43%
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 Gageldonk-West is €253,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

2,414homes40 newly built in 2025
66%single-family houses34% flats and apartments
42%owner-occupied48% housing association
24%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
670 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³
2,430 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh
24%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%
47%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 Gageldonk-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%
10%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%
4.7%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%
€15,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000
62.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%
18%with a university or higher professional degreeBergen op Zoom: 28%
13.0%of workers are self-employedBergen op Zoom: 15.0%
0.9cars 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 316 crimes in Gageldonk-West in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 59.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Vandalism and criminal damage38
Other property crime28
Theft of bicycles and mopeds24
Assault17
Threats13
Burglary of homes12
Driving under the influence11
Vehicle theft5
Theft from vehicles3
Street robbery1

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 Gageldonk-West, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.0
Primary pupils living here530
Secondary pupils living here300
Business premises500
Residents per km²7,125
Land area75 ha

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

Schools in Gageldonk-West.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Christelijke Basisschool De GrebbePrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Islamitische BasisschoolPrimary school · Islamitisch

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Bergen op Zoom.