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Lage Meren

Lage Meren is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oost district of Bergen op Zoom, with 60 residents and 22 homes. 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€418,000) is 26% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 78 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480206 · 5 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
60residents1 January 2025
€418,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000
19%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%
78services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Lage Meren in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Lage Meren highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey
Map of Bergen op Zoom with Lage Meren highlighted

Who lives here.

60 residents in 20 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

25%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
25%
aged 25–44
8%
aged 65 and over
25%
one-person households
50%
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 Lage Meren is €418,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

22homes1 January 2025
82%single-family houses18% flats and apartments
86%owner-occupied5% housing association
5%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
1,410 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³
3,970 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

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)

Safety.

Police registered 28 crimes in Lage Meren in 2025, 33% more than in 2024.

Other property crime11
Driving under the influence3
Theft from vehicles1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Lage Meren, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.7
Primary pupils living here10
Secondary pupils living here0
Business premises120
Residents per km²79
Land area75 ha

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

Schools in Lage Meren.

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

Curio isk Bergen op ZoomSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder

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.

Gageldonk-WestGageldonk-OostMeilust ZuidVestinggronden-NoordMeilust NoordVestinggronden-ZuidBergen op Zoom-Oost district