Bergse Plaat

Bergse Plaat is a neighbourhood in the Bergen op Zoom-West district of Bergen op Zoom, with 7,150 residents and 3,139 homes. 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 70% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€403,000) is 21% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 33 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07480300 · 112 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

7,150residents1 January 2025

€403,000average WOZ home valueBergen op Zoom: €333,000

27%green within 500 mBergen op Zoom: 24%

33services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Bergse Plaat in Bergen op ZoomPostcodes in Bergse Plaat highlighted; the rest of Bergen op Zoom in grey

Map of Bergen op Zoom with Bergse Plaat highlighted

Who lives here.

7,150 residents in 3,120 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Bergen op Zoom.

14%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

19%

aged 25–44

24%

aged 65 and over

27%

one-person households

35%

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 Bergse Plaat is €403,000, against €333,000 in Bergen op Zoom.

3,139homes1 January 2025

70%single-family houses30% flats and apartments

76%owner-occupied14% housing association

1%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

750 m³gas per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 770 m³

2,820 kWhelectricity per home per yearBergen op Zoom: 2,640 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridBergen op Zoom: 12%

44%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 Bergse Plaat compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

25%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 39%

30%in the top 20% nationallyBergen op Zoom: 19%

1.0%of residents live below the poverty lineBergen op Zoom: 3.4%

€231,000median household wealthBergen op Zoom: €116,000

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

37%with a university or higher professional degreeBergen op Zoom: 28%

13.0%of workers are self-employedBergen op Zoom: 15.0%

1.2cars 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 175 crimes in Bergse Plaat in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 24.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 53.5 across Bergen op Zoom.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds29

Assault15

Other property crime15

Vandalism and criminal damage11

Burglary of homes7

Driving under the influence7

Theft from vehicles6

Threats4

Vehicle theft3

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 Bergse Plaat, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.1

Primary pupils living here540

Secondary pupils living here400

Business premises690

Residents per km²3,511

Land area204 ha

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

Schools in Bergse Plaat.

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

Rooms Katholieke Basisschool LodijkePrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Openbare Basisschool de KreekPrimary school · Openbaar

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.

Zeekant De Markiezaten Het Fort Langeweg Het Glacis Vestinggronden-Zuid Bergen op Zoom-West district