Neighbourhood Bergen-Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Bergen Binnen · municipality Bergen (Noord-Holland) · Noord-Holland

  • 372 homes
  • 505 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1956
  • avg. WOZ € 520.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Bergen-Centrum

Homes
372
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1956
Average living area
104 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
356
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 56% 208
  • Detached 16% 60
  • Mid-terrace house 14% 51
  • Semi-detached house 8% 29
  • End-terrace house 6% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 60
  • B 11% 42
  • C 20% 76
  • D 4% 15
  • E 5% 18
  • F 6% 21
  • G 27% 100
  • No label 11% 40

Building period

  • Built before 1945 47% 176
  • 1945–1969 4% 15
  • 1970–1989 21% 78
  • 1990–2009 15% 56
  • 2010 and later 12% 46
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
505
January 1, 2025
Households
300
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
55%
Households with children
18%
Population density
3.683
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 50
  • 15–25 years 11% 55
  • 25–45 years 17% 85
  • 45–65 years 24% 125
  • 65 years and older 39% 200

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 520.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
55%
Rental homes
45%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
31%
69% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
20%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.310 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
360 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
22%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 1% block, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
>50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.496 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
286 passenger cars
Company locations
245
of which 115 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 372 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 19% 72
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 52% 193
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 91
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 16

Flooding

Homes that may flood
53%
municipality 51%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
17%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,0 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 74%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 87%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 91%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
82%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 82%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
236
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
119
+34% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
27
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 31% 37
  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 30
  • Mishandeling 9% 11
  • Vernieling 6% 7
  • Bedreiging 3% 3
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 2
  • Drugshandel 1% 1

Per year

  1. 482021
  2. 652022
  3. 622023
  4. 612024
  5. 1212025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,35
+0,25 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Excellent
score 4,32

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,11 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,3 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 386.600
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
34%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)