Het Fort

Het Fort is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district of Bergen op Zoom, with 1,985 residents and 965 homes. 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 81% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€249,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 202 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480004 · 58 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,985residents1 January 2025

€249,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000

12%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%

202services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Het Fort in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Het Fort highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey

Map of Bergen op Zoom with Het Fort highlighted

Who lives here.

1,985 residents in 990 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

14%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

18%

aged 65 and over

43%

one-person households

30%

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 Het Fort is €249,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

965homes1 January 2025

81%single-family houses19% flats and apartments

51%owner-occupied38% housing association

0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

850 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³

2,210 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%

40%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 Het Fort 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%

4.2%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%

€31,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000

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

10.0%of workers are self-employedBergen op Zoom: 15.0%

0.8cars 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 100 crimes in Het Fort in 2025, 7% fewer than in 2024. That is 50.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Other property crime12

Theft of bicycles and mopeds9

Assault9

Vandalism and criminal damage6

Theft from vehicles4

Burglary of homes3

Driving under the influence2

Vehicle theft1

Threats1

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 Het Fort, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket0.5 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.1

Primary pupils living here150

Secondary pupils living here90

Business premises190

Residents per km²8,298

Land area24 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.

Het Glacis Zeekant Vestinggronden-Zuid Warande-West De Markiezaten Centrum Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district