Het Glacis

Het Glacis is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district of Bergen op Zoom, with 925 residents and 419 homes. 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€265,000) is 20% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 213 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480006 · 22 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

925residents1 January 2025

€265,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000

9%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%

213services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Bergen op Zoom with Het Glacis highlighted

Who lives here.

925 residents in 495 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

25%

aged 65 and over

52%

one-person households

21%

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 Glacis is €265,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

419homes84 newly built in 2025

47%single-family houses53% flats and apartments

50%owner-occupied28% housing association

0%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied

780 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³

2,240 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%

14%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 Glacis compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

56%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%

8%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%

9.2%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%

€16,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000

65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%

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

0.7cars 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 252 crimes in Het Glacis in 2025, 9% more than in 2024. That is 272.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Vandalism and criminal damage29

Driving under the influence20

Other property crime17

Threats14

Theft of bicycles and mopeds11

Assault11

Theft from vehicles3

Burglary of homes1

Hold-up 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 Het Glacis, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.8 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km16.4

Primary pupils living here60

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises120

Residents per km²3,089

Land area30 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 Fort Vestinggronden-Zuid Warande-West Zeekant Centrum Gageldonk-West Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district