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Vestinggronden-Noord

Vestinggronden-Noord is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district of Bergen op Zoom, with 1,505 residents and 743 homes. 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€339,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 171 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480002 · 38 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,505residents1 January 2025
€339,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000
18%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%
171services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Vestinggronden-Noord in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Vestinggronden-Noord highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey
Map of Bergen op Zoom with Vestinggronden-Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,505 residents in 850 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

11%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
52%
one-person households
22%
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 Vestinggronden-Noord is €339,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

743homes1 January 2025
43%single-family houses57% flats and apartments
53%owner-occupied29% housing association
8%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
900 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³
2,270 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%
16%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 Vestinggronden-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

51%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%
18%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%
5.4%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%
€37,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000
73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBergen op Zoom: 69.0%
40%with a university or higher professional degreeBergen op Zoom: 28%
14.0%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 236 crimes in Vestinggronden-Noord in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 156.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds77
Other property crime38
Vandalism and criminal damage13
Assault9
Burglary of homes6
Threats5
Driving under the influence5
Vehicle theft2
Theft from vehicles1

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 Vestinggronden-Noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.6
Primary pupils living here80
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises180
Residents per km²5,039
Land area30 ha

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

Schools in Vestinggronden-Noord.

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

Eerste MontessorischoolPrimary school · Algemeen bijzonder
OMO Scholengroep Bergen op Zoom e.o. voor Lyceum Havo Mavo Vbo LwooSecondary school (havo, vwo, 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.

CentrumVestinggronden-ZuidTuinwijkMeilust ZuidHavenkwartierGageldonk-WestBergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o. district