neighbourhood in Bergen op Zoom
Gageldonk-Oost
4,005 residents · postal code 4623 · Part of Bergen op Zoom-Oost, Bergen op Zoom
The gap in Gageldonk-Oost is stark: amenities earn a 9.6, safety a 2.9. Shops, a doctor and a school all sit within half a kilometre, yet at nearly 40 offences per 1,000 people present, recorded crime runs well above the national median. Homes are inexpensive by Dutch standards at €256,000, and incomes track that. Rentals slightly outnumber owned homes, and with 36 percent of households raising children, this Bergen op Zoom district keeps a fair share of young families.
- no. 9,808 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 22 of 36 in Bergen op Zoom
How Gageldonk-Oost scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 194 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Gageldonk-Oost has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1519%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6524%
NL median 28%
- 65+19%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,004 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Gageldonk-Oost calculated?
Gageldonk-Oost scores 4.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Gageldonk-Oost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Gageldonk-Oost a safe neighbourhood?
Gageldonk-Oost scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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