Neighbourhood Schelde Vesting

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

  • 741 homes
  • 1.760 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2019
  • avg. WOZ € 428.000

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 Schelde Vesting

Homes
741
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2019
Average living area
124 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
651
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 48% 354
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 215
  • Detached 11% 83
  • End-terrace house 9% 65
  • Semi-detached house 3% 24

Energy label

  • A or better 92% 683
  • B 2% 15
  • C 1% 7
  • D 0% 1
  • F 0% 1
  • G 0% 2
  • No label 4% 32

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 0% 1
  • 1970–1989 1% 8
  • 1990–2009 4% 31
  • 2010 and later 94% 699

Residents

Residents
1.760
January 1, 2025
Households
645
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
22%
Households with children
36%
Population density
1.709
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 270
  • 15–25 years 9% 155
  • 25–45 years 26% 460
  • 45–65 years 26% 465
  • 65 years and older 23% 410

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 428.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
0% housing association
Single-family homes
53%
47% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
92%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
66
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
3.030 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
910 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
340 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
53%
Mainly electrically heated
55%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
67% central heating, 33% 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.640 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
719 passenger cars
Company locations
315
of which 90 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)
56 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
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 741 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 29
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 21% 156
  • 56–60 dB: busy 71% 526
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 21
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 9

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
13,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
35%
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)
97%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
70%
municipality 81%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
95%
municipality 92%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
57
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
100
+1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,3
1 burglary
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 22
  • Winkeldiefstal 14% 14
  • Vernieling 7% 7
  • Bedreiging 4% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 542021
  2. 1082022
  3. 1292023
  4. 1392024
  5. 922025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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

Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 0,5%
Pile rot in 2050
0,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,6%
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
€ 236.800
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
26%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
32,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)