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Living in Bredene: what the figures say

Flanders · West Flanders · official figures

In brief

  • Bredene has 18,180 inhabitants over 11.8 km², that is 1,545 per km².
  • The number of residents has barely changed in five years.
  • Police record 71.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 43% more than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
  • Median income: €30,446 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +52% compared with Belgium.
  • On average, 1,846 hours of sunshine and 806 mm of rain a year (RMI, 1991 to 2020). A typical Belgian municipality: 1,703 h and 837 mm.

Sources: Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap. Immolytics computes the scores out of 100.

Flanders

Where Bredene is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

44/100overall score
8/100public transport
1/100schools
75/100shops and services
66/100green space
61/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Bredene?

Sale prices at the notary, published in September 2026. The median price splits sales in two: half above, half below.

€281,500house, median price
€260,000apartment, median price
9.2years of income to pay for a house

Who lives here?

18,180Population+0.5 % over five years
1,545Population densityinhabitants per km²
3,706HouseholdsAverage household size : 4.9
5.2 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€30,446Median income+52.2 % National comparison
1,270Enterprises69.9 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 22.3 %

How many offences do the police record here?

The number of offences police recorded, per 1,000 residents.

Offences recorded by the police in 2024

71.7

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Above median
Bredene
71.7
Belgian median
50.1
Comparable density
71.2

This figure counts the offences recorded on the municipality's territory, divided by the number of residents. Towns that receive commuters, shoppers and visitors every day come out higher, because offences against them are counted although they do not live there. It is therefore not a measure of the risk to a resident, which is why we do not give a safety score.

Source: Belgian Federal Police, police crime statistics, offences recorded in 2024 by place of offence. Population: Statbel.

Schools and transport

The schools and stops actually in the municipality.

Schools

School map

Total schools

3

School density

1.6

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten
3
Secondary
0
Higher education
0

Source: FASE 2026 (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Onderwijs Vlaanderen

Public Transport

Total stops

36

Transit density

19.8

stops per 10,000 pop.

Bus stops
30
Tram stops
6

Source: GTFS Belgium, SNCB, De Lijn, TEC, STIB (CC BY 4.0)

Climate of Bredene

RMI normals for 1991-2020, each set against the median Belgian municipality.

10.6 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C
1,846 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h
806 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm
128rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134
41frost daysmedian municipality: 51
3days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 5 April, first frost on 20 November; growing season from 14 May to 13 October.

Source: RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute), climate statistics of Belgian municipalities, reference period 1991-2020. RMI sheet for the municipality (PDF, in French)

What about nearby municipalities?

For each one: the median house price and the overall score.

More about Bredene

Frequently asked questions

Bredene has 18,180 residents, or 1,545 per km². In five years, the population changed by +0.5% (Statbel).
The federal police recorded 71.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. A typical Belgian municipality has 50.1. The figure covers everything, from bike theft to assault. It describes the whole municipality, not your street.
The median house price is €281,500. For an apartment: €260,000. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Bredene' page adds registration duties and fees.
The municipality has 3 schools: 3 primary and 0 secondary (Community registers). The full list, school by school, is higher up this page.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices. Federal Police for safety, Community registers for schools. Transport operators' timetables for buses and trains, OpenStreetMap for the scores. These are figures, not an opinion.

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