Nieuw Borgvliet

Nieuw Borgvliet is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oost district of Bergen op Zoom, with 2,520 residents and 1,116 homes. 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€317,000) is 5% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 72 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480204 · 60 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,520residents1 January 2025

€317,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000

30%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%

72services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Nieuw Borgvliet in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Nieuw Borgvliet highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey

Map of Bergen op Zoom with Nieuw Borgvliet highlighted

Who lives here.

2,520 residents in 1,115 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

16%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

16%

aged 65 and over

33%

one-person households

37%

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 Nieuw Borgvliet is €317,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

1,116homes1 newly built in 2025

86%single-family houses14% flats and apartments

64%owner-occupied30% housing association

5%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

860 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³

2,750 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

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

42%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 Nieuw Borgvliet compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

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

18%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%

4.7%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%

€106,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%

25%with a university or higher professional degreeBergen op Zoom: 28%

15.0%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 71 crimes in Nieuw Borgvliet in 2025, 9% fewer than in 2024. That is 28.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Vandalism and criminal damage11

Driving under the influence8

Theft of bicycles and mopeds7

Other property crime5

Theft from vehicles4

Threats3

Burglary of homes2

Vehicle theft2

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 Nieuw Borgvliet, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km

Large supermarket0.7 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.7

Primary pupils living here210

Secondary pupils living here130

Business premises305

Residents per km²2,254

Land area112 ha

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

Schools in Nieuw Borgvliet.

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

RK Basisschool Het PaletPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Vrijeschool De ZeeridderPrimary school · Algemeen 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.

Langeweg De Markiezaten Warande-Oost Warande-West Augustapolder Het Fort Bergen op Zoom-Oost district