Neighbourhood Halsteren-Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Halsteren · municipality Bergen op Zoom · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.355 homes
  • 2.625 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 287.000

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 Halsteren-Centrum

Homes
1.355
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
111 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.344
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 29% 399
  • Apartment 25% 338
  • Semi-detached house 19% 261
  • End-terrace house 18% 241
  • Detached 9% 116

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 325
  • B 14% 188
  • C 23% 306
  • D 10% 134
  • E 7% 92
  • F 12% 165
  • G 5% 62
  • No label 6% 83

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 101
  • 1945–1969 38% 509
  • 1970–1989 27% 371
  • 1990–2009 16% 222
  • 2010 and later 11% 146
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
2.625
January 1, 2025
Households
1.305
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
28%
Population density
2.322
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 345
  • 15–25 years 9% 235
  • 25–45 years 21% 550
  • 45–65 years 25% 670
  • 65 years and older 32% 830

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 287.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
53%
Rental homes
47%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
74%
26% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
2.360 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
820 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
810 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
50%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
10%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 3% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.105 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.333 passenger cars
Company locations
275
of which 65 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)
51 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.355 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 60% 818
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 455
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 82

Flooding

Homes that may flood
15%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
15%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,7 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
59%
municipality 50%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 81%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
96%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
80%
municipality 92%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 6%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
42
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
110
+16% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
8,1
11 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 14
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 12
  • Woninginbraak 10% 11
  • Mishandeling 6% 7
  • Drugshandel 5% 5
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2

Per year

  1. 792021
  2. 692022
  3. 862023
  4. 782024
  5. 1012025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 more than 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,2%
laag, municipality 0,5%
Pile rot in 2050
1,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 31.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 101.200
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)