Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Bergen op Zoom

Bergen op Zoom is the last Brabant town before Zeeland, a fortress town of 66,164 people on the Brabantse Wal where an apartment or a family house for rent still costs less than in Breda. Based on over 1,700 listings tracked on RentHunter in Bergen op Zoom since February 2024, the average rent is €1,313 a month for an average 87 m² home.

The market is local first. 12% of listings target expats and 2% target students, so most rental property here is let to households who already live or work in West Brabant. During carnival locals call the town Krabbegat.

Prices are moving down. About 23 new homes are listed per week (28 days to October 2026), and homes first listed in the 90 days to October 2026 have a median asking rent of €950, 8% lower than three months earlier and 20% lower than a year earlier.

The average rent in Bergen op Zoom is €1,313 a month across all homes, with 80% of listings between €724 and €1,850. Apartments average €1,236, which is 11% less than the €1,388 asked for apartments in Breda.

Outdoor space is common: 40% of listings mention a balcony, 37% mention parking and 26% mention a garden. The deposit averages 1.33 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months.

Registration is rarely a problem, since 78% of listings state that you can register at the address. 29% are listed as furnished and 3% say pets are allowed.

The Bergen op Zoom rental market is three quarters apartments, with houses a clear second and studios rare. Rooms do not show up as a separate group in these listings.

A Bergen op Zoom apartment averages €1,236 a month for 79 m², based on 1,354 listings. See the latest apartments in Bergen op Zoom, or go straight to furnished apartments if you arrive without furniture.

A house in Bergen op Zoom averages €1,631 a month for 125 m², based on 390 listings, 22% of the market. That is €395 more than an apartment for 46 m² more space, often with a garden. See every house for rent in Bergen op Zoom.

A studio in Bergen op Zoom averages €937 a month for 39 m², but only 33 have been listed, 2% of the market. With so few available, an email alert for new ones is the only way to be the first to know.

Bergen op Zoom rentals split between the old fortress center, residential districts outside it and new build by the Markiezaatsmeer lake.

The center of Bergen op Zoom is built around the Grote Markt, under the Peperbus, the tower of the Sint-Gertrudiskerk. Apartments here sit in older buildings, often above shops.

Gageldonk is a residential district of Bergen op Zoom with terraced houses and low rise flats outside the old center. It is where families look for a house with a garden, and the Grote Markt is a short bike ride away.

De Markiezaten is the newest district of Bergen op Zoom, built along the Markiezaatsmeer. Rental homes there are recent, so expect a better energy label and a higher rent than in the older stock.

Bergen op Zoom station is on the intercity line through Roosendaal to Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and the A4 and A58 run past the town.

Rotterdam is about 47 minutes from Bergen op Zoom by public transit (71 km), the most realistic daily commute from town.

Den Haag takes about 65 minutes and Amsterdam about 78 minutes from Bergen op Zoom by public transit. Eindhoven is 75 minutes and Utrecht 89 minutes away.