The population is growing slower than in Bergen op Zoom. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Halsteren is €390,000, 17% higher than in Bergen op Zoom (€333,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 70%, against a rise of 71% in Bergen op Zoom. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Bergen op Zoom (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€390,000
▲17% higher than Bergen op Zoom (€333,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+70%
▼lower than Bergen op Zoom (+71%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲13 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (60%)
Social housing
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (29%)
Private rent
5%
▼6 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (11%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲18 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (70%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (17%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (6%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (11%)
Average WOZ value
€390,000
▲17% higher than Bergen op Zoom (€333,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+70%
▼lower than Bergen op Zoom (+71%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲13 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (60%)
Social housing
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (29%)
Private rent
5%
▼6 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (11%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲18 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (70%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (17%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (6%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 70% between 2014 and 2025, to €390,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€390,000▲ 17% above Bergen op Zoom
+70% since 2014
Bergen op Zoom +71%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€307 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€307/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
121 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €390,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€142NL median
Water board levy€43–
Sewage levy€42€22
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€28€34
Costs to set aside€165
Maintenance reserve€154–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Bergen op Zoom's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 297th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 121 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €390,000.
Levies: Bergen op Zoom's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Halsteren has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 6 wijken in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €390,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Halsteren
390,000
5,376
–
Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad e.o.
287,000
7,552
–
Bergen op Zoom-Noord
325,000
4,635
–
Bergen op Zoom-Oost
284,000
8,860
–
Bergen op Zoom-West
422,000
4,783
–
Lepelstraat
409,000
850
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Social housing22%
Private rent5%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes12%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
23% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 16% in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom.
Before 19458%
1945-196415.5%
1965-197423%
1975-199122.9%
1992-200512.5%
2006-201511.8%
2016 and later6.4%
Explanation
Based on 5,393 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Bergen op Zoom average.
In 2025, 34 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Halsteren, 37% lower than in Bergen op Zoom (54). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 21%, against a rise of 5% in Bergen op Zoom. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
34
▼37% lower than Bergen op Zoom (54)
Change since 2021
+21%
▲higher than Bergen op Zoom (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.3
▲3% higher than Bergen op Zoom (3.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
34
▼37% lower than Bergen op Zoom (54)
Change since 2021
+21%
▲higher than Bergen op Zoom (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.3
▲3% higher than Bergen op Zoom (3.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Halsteren registered 34 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 54 in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom.
Halsteren34
The municipality of Bergen op Zoom54
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Halsteren is 'Theft and burglary': 11.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 23.3 in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom.
HalsterenBergen op Zoom
Theft and burglary11.7
Bergen op Zoom 23.3▼ −50% vs Bergen op Zoom
Violence and threats5.8
Bergen op Zoom 6.2▼ −6% vs Bergen op Zoom
Traffic5.3
Bergen op Zoom 7.5▼ −29% vs Bergen op Zoom
Vandalism and public order5.0
Bergen op Zoom 7.7▼ −35% vs Bergen op Zoom
Fraud and scams4.3
Bergen op Zoom 5.6▼ −23% vs Bergen op Zoom
Other and withheld1.6
Bergen op Zoom 3.0▼ −47% vs Bergen op Zoom
Environmental0.0
Bergen op Zoom 0.2≈ Bergen op Zoom
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Halsteren registered 56 traffic accidents, of which 4 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Bergen op Zoom average; green space is below the Bergen op Zoom average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Halsteren rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Bergen op Zoom. Fewer adults feel lonely (45% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 49%) and fewer smoke (15% against 18%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 44%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Halsteren, covering 55% of the area, against 35% in Bergen op Zoom. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 28% in Bergen op Zoom.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (28%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▼6 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (49%)
Smokes
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
55%
▲20 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (35%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼13 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (23%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (28%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▼6 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼5 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (49%)
Smokes
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
55%
▲20 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (35%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼13 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (23%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (14%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Bergen op Zoom
Good self-rated health
73.1%
69.1%
Smokes
14.8%
18.4%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
5.7%
Overweight
57.3%
57.3%
Lonely
44.8%
51.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.1%
49.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
44.2%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom.
Traffic4.4%
Built-up21.4%
Other built-up0.9%
Recreation5.4%
Agriculture55%
Forest and nature9.7%
Water3.2%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Bergen op Zoom average.
Halsteren has 12,730 inhabitants (2026), or 800 per km² (10% lower than in Bergen op Zoom). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 6% in Bergen op Zoom. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+1%
▼lower than Bergen op Zoom (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Bergen op Zoom
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Bergen op Zoom (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (27%)
Married
45%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (41%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲16 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+1%
▼lower than Bergen op Zoom (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Bergen op Zoom
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Bergen op Zoom (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (27%)
Married
45%
▲4 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (41%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲16 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 1% between 2014 and 2026, to 12,730.
Residents, 2026
12,730
+1% since 2014
Bergen op Zoom +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 800 residents per km², this wijk is 10% less densely populated than the municipality of Bergen op Zoom.
Residents per km²800
Dwellings per km²338.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.7 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,900
15 to 251,360
25 to 452,690
45 to 653,635
65 to 802,330
80 and over810
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married5,240
Married5,750
Divorced1,045
Widowed695
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands10,945
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)855
Outside Europe925
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,390
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,210
Higher professional, university2,620
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Bergen op Zoom; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Bergen op Zoom voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Bergen op ZoomThe Netherlands
D66
16.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.2%
16.7%
VVD
16.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.1%
12.8%
CDA
11%
11.8%
JA21
6.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.6%
2.6%
Other
12.9%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Halsteren has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Bergen op Zoom (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Bergen op Zoom (21%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Bergen op Zoom (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▲higher than Bergen op Zoom (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (2%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bergen op Zoom (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
800
▲48% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Bergen op Zoom (12%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Bergen op Zoom (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▲higher than Bergen op Zoom (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Bergen op Zoom (2%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Bergen op Zoom (1%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Bergen op Zoom (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
800
▲48% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 365 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij35
Nijverheid en energie235
Handel en horeca260
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie85
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed75
Zakelijke dienstverlening365
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg280
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom (2025).
Petrol78.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.9%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 15% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▲ 1 percentage point above Bergen op Zoom (21%)
+7 pp since 2014
Bergen op Zoom +4 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 6,870 passenger cars and 640 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars6,870
Motorcycles640
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential83.5%
Retail1.4%
Office1.2%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare1.7%
Industrial3.5%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other10.4%
Explanation
Based on 6,459 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
12% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings12%
NL 37%▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Residents per km²800
NL 539▲ +48% vs NL
Single-family dwellings88%
NL 63%▲ +40% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025