The population is growing slower than in Eindhoven. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Eindhoven, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Bergen is €408,000, 4% higher than in Eindhoven (€391,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 36% in Eindhoven. 34% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points less than in Eindhoven (44%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€408,000
▲4% higher than Eindhoven (€391,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
34%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (44%)
Social housing
7%
▼29 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (36%)
Private rent
58%
▲38 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (20%)
Single-family dwellings
14%
▼44 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (58%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Built 1975–1991
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (20%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (16%)
Average WOZ value
€408,000
▲4% higher than Eindhoven (€391,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+25%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
34%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (44%)
Social housing
7%
▼29 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (36%)
Private rent
58%
▲38 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (20%)
Single-family dwellings
14%
▼44 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (58%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Built 1975–1991
27%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (20%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2021 and 2025, to €408,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€408,000▲ 4% above Eindhoven
+25% since 2021
Eindhoven +36%
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: ~€242 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€242/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
91 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €408,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€33€36
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€125
Maintenance reserve€117–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Eindhoven's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 39th 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 91 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €408,000.
Levies: Eindhoven'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
Bergen has the highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Centrum.
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: €408,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bergen
408,000
1,662
–
Binnenstad
372,000
2,382
–
Witte Dame
375,000
1,645
–
Fellenoord
210,000
160
–
TU-terrein
173,000
1,103
–
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 private rent, at 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied34%
Social housing7%
Private rent58%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes14%
Multi-family homes86%
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
32% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 14% in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Before 194532.4%
1945-19643%
1965-19748.9%
1975-199127.4%
1992-200513.2%
2006-20152%
2016 and later13.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,957 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
More registered crime per resident than the Eindhoven average.
In 2025, 171 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bergen, 2.3 times as high as in Eindhoven (75). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 64%, against a rise of 18% in Eindhoven. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
171
▲2.3 times as high as Eindhoven (75)
Change since 2021
+64%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+18%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼31% lower than Eindhoven (3.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
171
▲2.3 times as high as Eindhoven (75)
Change since 2021
+64%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+18%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼31% lower than Eindhoven (3.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bergen registered 171 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 75 in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Bergen171
The municipality of Eindhoven75
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 Bergen is 'Theft and burglary': 116.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 40.3 in the municipality of Eindhoven.
BergenEindhoven
Theft and burglary116.4
Eindhoven 40.3▲ +189% vs Eindhoven
Traffic17.5
Eindhoven 10.1▲ +73% vs Eindhoven
Violence and threats15.4
Eindhoven 7.6▲ +103% vs Eindhoven
Vandalism and public order10.4
Eindhoven 7.8▲ +33% vs Eindhoven
Other and withheld6.4
Eindhoven 3.9▲ +64% vs Eindhoven
Fraud and scams5.0
Eindhoven 5.0≈ Eindhoven
Environmental0.0
Eindhoven 0.3≈ Eindhoven
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 Bergen registered 10 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Eindhoven average; green space is below the Eindhoven average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Bergen rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Eindhoven. Fewer adults are overweight (33% against 48%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (64% against 51%), more smoke (24% against 19%) and more drink excessively (10% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bergen, covering 88% of the area, against 50% in Eindhoven. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 20 percentage points below the 23% in Eindhoven.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼20 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (23%)
More figures
Overweight
33%
▼15 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
64%
▲13 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (51%)
Smokes
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (19%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲38 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼20 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (23%)
More figures
Overweight
33%
▼15 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
64%
▲13 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (51%)
Smokes
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (19%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲38 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (11%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Eindhoven (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Eindhoven
Good self-rated health
79.5%
71.9%
Smokes
23.6%
18.8%
Excessive drinking
9.9%
6%
Overweight
33.3%
47.5%
Lonely
55.7%
54.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
56.5%
52.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
64%
51.2%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 23% in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Traffic2.9%
Built-up88.2%
Other built-up5.9%
Recreation2.9%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.8
GP practices
–
1.9
Daycares
–
1.1
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Eindhoven average.
Bergen has 2,850 inhabitants (2026), or 8,311 per km² (2.9 times as high as in Eindhoven). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 6% in Eindhoven. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Eindhoven was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Eindhoven
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
45%
▲12 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (33%)
Never married
73%
▲16 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (57%)
Dutch origin
43%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (53%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (43%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Eindhoven
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
45%
▲12 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (33%)
Never married
73%
▲16 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (57%)
Dutch origin
43%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (53%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (43%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,850.
Residents, 2026
2,850
+3% since 2021
Eindhoven +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,311 residents per km², this buurt is 2.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Eindhoven.
Residents per km²8,311
Dwellings per km²4,888.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 3.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 1.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
45% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15130
15 to 25625
25 to 451,280
45 to 65535
65 to 80205
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
73% of residents are never married.
Never married2,070
Married580
Divorced140
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
43% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,225
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)745
Outside Europe880
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
64% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4860
Higher professional, university1,560
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Eindhoven; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Eindhoven voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EindhovenThe Netherlands
D66
22.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.3%
16.7%
VVD
12.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.3%
12.8%
CDA
9.3%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.9%
2.6%
Other
15.5%
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
Bergen has an average of 0.5 cars per household, 38% lower than in Eindhoven (0.8). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Eindhoven (23%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼38% lower than Eindhoven (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (1%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Single-family dwellings
14%
▼49 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
58%
▲44 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.5
▼38% lower than Eindhoven (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (1%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Single-family dwellings
14%
▼49 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
58%
▲44 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 210 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca170
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed60
Zakelijke dienstverlening210
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Eindhoven (2025).
Petrol74.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.3%
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 26% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 2 percentage points above Eindhoven (23%)
-1 pp since 2021
Eindhoven +6 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, 910 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars910
Motorcycles60
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (5%).
Residential87.1%
Retail5.2%
Office4%
Assembly3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.4%
Lodging0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 2,248 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
8,311 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,311
NL 539▲ +1442% vs NL
Single-family dwellings14%
NL 63%▼ −78% vs NL
Private rent58%
NL 14%▲ +314% vs NL
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings86%
NL 37%▲ +132% 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) 2026