Het Fort, Bergen op Zoom – “Square”

Het Fort is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, in the district Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad en omgeving The neighbourhood has a total area of 24 hectares, of which 24 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU07480004. The postcode area is 4611AK-4615KW.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as more than satisfactory with a score of 6.6. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Square'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Het Fort has 2.010 residents. Of these, 49,0% are men and 51,0% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (28,4%). The other age groups are 27,9% for '45 to 65 years', 18,4% for '65 years or older', 13,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,7% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 47,8% is unmarried, 36,1% is married, 11,2% is divorced and 5,0% is widowed. 1.365 residents originate from the Netherlands, 255 come from Europe and 390 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.020 households in Het Fort. 44,1% of these are single-person households, 27,0% households without children and 28,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Het Fort there are 1.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €29.800, which is €6.000 (17%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.300, which is €4.900 (17%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Het Fort are educated to an intermediate level. 48,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 19,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.010 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.226 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (91%), while 9% are self-employed. In Het Fort, 26% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 320 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Het Fort there are 1.006 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €235.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. In Het Fort there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 51% rental homes and 49% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 49% privately owned, 41% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Het Fort are 1925-1950 (47%) and 1900-1925 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Het Fort. The most recently listed home is Antwerpsestraatweg 56 by C&R Makelaars. No homes were sold in Het Fort over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Het Fort. No homes were let in Het Fort over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Het Fort.

Energy

In Het Fort there are 986 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are F (23%), B (18%) and C (16%). On average, an address in Het Fort uses 2.210 kWh of electricity per year. This is 21% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 980 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 23% below the national average of 1.280 m³.