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district in Bergen (L.)

Nieuw-Bergen

Nieuw-Bergen has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,660 residents in total.

Bottom 30% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 7 districts of Bergen (L.)

Short answer: Nieuw-Bergen scores 4.7 as a district of Bergen (L.), no. 5 of the 7 districts of Bergen (L.). Its highest neighbourhood grade is Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied (5.9). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,660 residents in total.

Key figures for Nieuw-Bergen

residents
4,660
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
19.4

How Nieuw-Bergen 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.
Total crime
24.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
6.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 140 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.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
5.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
13.9 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
0.9 km
Motorway ramp
0.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Bergen (L.)

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.
Property value
€ 331,258
Welfare recipients
19.5 per 1,000
High incomes
12%
Low incomes
44%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
64%
Social housing
32%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
19%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Bergen (L.)

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
3,168 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
65%
Trees nearby
20%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
581
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 µg/m³

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 quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Bergen (L.)

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
30%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
10.9 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Bergen (L.)

Who lives here

Nieuw-Bergen has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+29%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,145far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Nieuw-Bergen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Nieuw-Bergen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied5.9
  2. 2Nieuw-Bergen Kern4.7
  3. Nieuw-Bergen De Flammert