Centrum

Centrum is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district of Bergen op Zoom, with 4,040 residents and 2,471 homes. 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 39% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€282,000) is 15% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 184 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480000 · 143 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

4,040residents1 January 2025

€282,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000

11%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%

184services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Centrum in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Centrum highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey

Map of Bergen op Zoom with Centrum highlighted

Who lives here.

4,040 residents in 2,465 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

31%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 65 and over

55%

one-person households

16%

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 Centrum is €282,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

2,471homes1 January 2025

39%single-family houses61% flats and apartments

51%owner-occupied15% housing association

0%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied

840 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³

2,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

5%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%

12%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 Centrum compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

48%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%

11%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%

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

€50,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%

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

18.0%of workers are self-employedBergen op Zoom: 15.0%

0.7cars 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 467 crimes in Centrum in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 115.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds84

Other property crime68

Vandalism and criminal damage44

Assault37

Theft from vehicles22

Threats12

Public violence against people10

Driving under the influence7

Burglary of homes6

Vehicle theft5

Pickpocketing1

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 Centrum, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.2

Primary pupils living here140

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises865

Residents per km²8,383

Land area48 ha

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

Schools in Centrum.

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

RK Basisschool Sancta MariaPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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.

Vestinggronden-Zuid Vestinggronden-Noord Havenkwartier Het Glacis Schelde Vesting Het Fort Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district