Neighbourhood Het Fort

Neighbourhood in district Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad en omgeving · municipality Bergen op Zoom · Noord-Brabant

  • 960 homes
  • 1.985 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1945
  • avg. WOZ € 232.000

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 Het Fort

Homes
960
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1945
Average living area
105 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.006
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 61% 587
  • Apartment 19% 178
  • End-terrace house 17% 167
  • Semi-detached house 2% 21
  • Detached 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 122
  • B 18% 177
  • C 17% 162
  • D 7% 68
  • E 8% 76
  • F 21% 206
  • G 11% 107
  • No label 4% 42

Building period

  • Built before 1945 66% 636
  • 1945–1969 14% 134
  • 1970–1989 0% 4
  • 1990–2009 19% 182
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
1.985
January 1, 2025
Households
1.025
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
44%
Households with children
29%
Population density
8.415
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 275
  • 15–25 years 11% 215
  • 25–45 years 30% 600
  • 45–65 years 27% 535
  • 65 years and older 18% 355

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 232.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
48%
Rental homes
51%
41% housing association
Single-family homes
81%
19% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
2.220 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
510 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
37%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating
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
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.907 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
789 passenger cars
Company locations
195
of which 40 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)
52 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
18%
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
9%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 960 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 2% 18
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 403
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 40% 382
  • 56–60 dB: busy 9% 84
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 73

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
37%
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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
69%
municipality 81%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 92%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
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
44
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
87
-19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,2
5 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 14
  • Mishandeling 9% 8
  • Vernieling 9% 8
  • Winkeldiefstal 8% 7
  • Woninginbraak 6% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Drugshandel 2% 2

Per year

  1. 1752021
  2. 1072022
  3. 1092023
  4. 1082024
  5. 1002025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,95
−0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
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 −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,13 insufficient

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 −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,5%
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
€ 30.800
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
10%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)