The population is growing faster than in Almere. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Almere, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum Stad Oost is €248,000, 38% lower than in Almere (€397,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 25%, against a rise of 28% in Almere. 4% of the homes are owner-occupied, 58 percentage points less than in Almere (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€248,000
▼38% lower than Almere (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
▼lower than Almere (+28%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
4%
▼58 percentage points lower than Almere (62%)
Social housing
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almere (27%)
Private rent
58%
▲47 percentage points higher than Almere (11%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼70 percentage points lower than Almere (70%)
Built 1992–2005
24%
▼16 percentage points lower than Almere (40%)
Built 2016 and later
29%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (16%)
Average WOZ value
€248,000
▼38% lower than Almere (€397,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+25%
▼lower than Almere (+28%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
4%
▼58 percentage points lower than Almere (62%)
Social housing
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almere (27%)
Private rent
58%
▲47 percentage points higher than Almere (11%)
Single-family dwellings
0%
▼70 percentage points lower than Almere (70%)
Built 1992–2005
24%
▼16 percentage points lower than Almere (40%)
Built 2016 and later
29%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 25% between 2022 and 2025, to €248,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€248,000▼ 38% below Almere
+25% since 2022
Almere +28%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€212 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€212/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
67 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €248,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€121NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€37€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Property tax (OZB)€22€22
Costs to set aside€91
Maintenance reserve€85–
Buildings insurance€6–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Almere's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 286th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 67 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €248,000.
Levies: Almere's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Centrum Stad Oost has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Centrum Almere Stad.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €248,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum Stad Oost
248,000
640
–
Centrum Stad Noord
342,000
288
–
Centrum Stad Zuidoost
385,000
373
–
Centrum Stad Zuidwest
353,000
637
–
Centrum Stad West
240,000
987
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is private rent, at 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied4%
Social housing38%
Private rent58%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
100% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Multi-family homes100%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
48% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 35% in the municipality of Almere.
1975-199147.5%
1992-200523.5%
2016 and later29%
Explanation
Based on 680 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Almere average.
In 2025, 498 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum Stad Oost, 12.4 times as high as in Almere (40). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 36%, against a fall of 2% in Almere. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
498
▲12 times as high as Almere (40)
Change since 2022
-36%
▼lower than Almere (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼71% lower than Almere (3.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
498
▲12 times as high as Almere (40)
Change since 2022
-36%
▼lower than Almere (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼71% lower than Almere (3.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum Stad Oost registered 498 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Almere.
Centrum Stad Oost498
The municipality of Almere40
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Centrum Stad Oost is 'Theft and burglary': 308.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 17.0 in the municipality of Almere.
Centrum Stad OostAlmere
Theft and burglary308.8
Almere 17.0▲ +1716% vs Almere
Traffic55.3
Almere 6.9▲ +701% vs Almere
Vandalism and public order52.6
Almere 4.8▲ +996% vs Almere
Violence and threats36.0
Almere 4.7▲ +666% vs Almere
Other and withheld30.7
Almere 1.8▲ +1606% vs Almere
Fraud and scams14.0
Almere 4.4▲ +218% vs Almere
Environmental0.9
Almere 0.2≈ Almere
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Centrum Stad Oost registered 15 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Almere average; green space is below the Almere average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Centrum Stad Oost rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Almere. More adults report anxiety or depression (63% against 50%), more smoke (25% against 16%) and more feel lonely (59% against 51%), but fewer are overweight (46% against 54%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum Stad Oost, covering 69% of the area, against 15% in Almere.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Almere (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Almere (17%)
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Anxiety or depression feelings
63%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (50%)
Smokes
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Almere (16%)
Overweight
46%
▼8 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Lonely
59%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almere (51%)
Built-up, share of the area
69%
▲54 percentage points higher than Almere (15%)
Water, share of the area
23%
▼25 percentage points lower than Almere (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Almere (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Almere (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Almere (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
63%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almere (50%)
Smokes
25%
▲9 percentage points higher than Almere (16%)
Overweight
46%
▼8 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Lonely
59%
▲8 percentage points higher than Almere (51%)
Built-up, share of the area
69%
▲54 percentage points higher than Almere (15%)
Water, share of the area
23%
▼25 percentage points lower than Almere (48%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Almere (15%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Almere (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Almere
Good self-rated health
69.7%
72.6%
Smokes
25.2%
16.4%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
4.3%
Overweight
45.7%
54.1%
Lonely
59%
50.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
62.6%
49.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.2%
46.5%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Almere.
Traffic8.6%
Built-up68.6%
Water22.9%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
200 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
10.8
GP practices
–
2.3
Daycares
–
2.3
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Almere average.
Centrum Stad Oost has 1,215 inhabitants (2026), or 4,413 per km² (2.5 times as high as in Almere). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 71%, against a rise of 7% in Almere. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Almere was 68%, 10 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2022
+71%
▲higher than Almere (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Almere
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+56%
▲higher than Almere (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
50%
▲20 percentage points higher than Almere (30%)
Never married
76%
▲23 percentage points higher than Almere (53%)
Origin outside Europe
57%
▲15 percentage points higher than Almere (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2022
+71%
▲higher than Almere (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Almere
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+56%
▲higher than Almere (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
50%
▲20 percentage points higher than Almere (30%)
Never married
76%
▲23 percentage points higher than Almere (53%)
Origin outside Europe
57%
▲15 percentage points higher than Almere (42%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 71% between 2022 and 2026, to 1,215.
Residents, 2026
1,215
+71% since 2022
Almere +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,413 residents per km², this buurt is 2.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Almere.
Residents per km²4,413
Dwellings per km²2,285.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
50% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15160
15 to 25235
25 to 45610
45 to 65155
65 to 8045
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
76% of residents are never married.
Never married930
Married190
Divorced80
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
57% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands380
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)150
Outside Europe690
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Almere; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 68% of eligible voters in Almere voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlmereThe Netherlands
D66
16.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.2%
16.7%
VVD
14.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.1%
12.8%
CDA
6.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
17.3%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Centrum Stad Oost has an average of 0.5 cars per household. 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 29 percentage points less than in Almere (54%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Almere (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
13%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almere (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
31%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almere (20%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼29 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+3 pp
▼lower than Almere (+16 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
12%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almere (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (93%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Almere (3%)
Residents per km²
4,413
▲8.2 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
58%
▲44 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Almere (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
13%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almere (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
31%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almere (20%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼29 percentage points lower than Almere (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+3 pp
▼lower than Almere (+16 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
12%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almere (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼9 percentage points lower than Almere (93%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Almere (3%)
Residents per km²
4,413
▲8.2 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
58%
▲44 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
100%
▲63 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca90
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg85
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 54% in the municipality of Almere (2025).
Petrol75.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.7%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 21% to 25% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 29 percentage points below Almere (54%)
+4 pp since 2022
Almere +17 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 360 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars360
Motorcycles15
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (12%).
Residential84.1%
Retail11.7%
Office2.2%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Detention0.1%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 809 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
4% owner-occupied dwellings, against 57% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Owner-occupied dwellings4%
NL 57%▼ −93% vs NL
Residents per km²4,413
NL 539▲ +719% vs NL
Private rent58%
NL 14%▲ +314% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings100%
NL 37%▲ +170% vs NL
Average WOZ value€248,000
NL €398,000▼ −38% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025