The population is shrinking faster than in Brunssum. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Brunssum, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Brunssum-Centrum is €244,000, 3% higher than in Brunssum (€237,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 78% in Brunssum. 61% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in Brunssum (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▲3% higher than Brunssum (€237,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+74%
▼lower than Brunssum (+78%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
61%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (62%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Brunssum (28%)
Private rent
17%
▲7 percentage points higher than Brunssum (10%)
Single-family dwellings
52%
▼18 percentage points lower than Brunssum (70%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Brunssum (17%)
Built 1992–2005
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Brunssum (13%)
Built before 1945
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▲3% higher than Brunssum (€237,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+74%
▼lower than Brunssum (+78%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
61%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (62%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Brunssum (28%)
Private rent
17%
▲7 percentage points higher than Brunssum (10%)
Single-family dwellings
52%
▼18 percentage points lower than Brunssum (70%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Brunssum (17%)
Built 1992–2005
21%
▲8 percentage points higher than Brunssum (13%)
Built before 1945
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 74% between 2014 and 2025, to €244,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€244,000▲ 3% above Brunssum
+74% since 2014
Brunssum +78%
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: ~€293 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€293/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
124 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €244,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€30€21
Waste levy€28€27
Sewage levy€27€22
Costs to set aside€169
Maintenance reserve€158–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Brunssum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 298th 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 124 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €244,000.
Levies: Brunssum'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
Brunssum-Centrum has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 5 wijken in the municipality of Brunssum.
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: €244,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Brunssum-Centrum
244,000
4,164
–
Brunssum-West
277,000
3,422
–
Brunssum-Noord
202,000
3,563
–
Brunssum-Oost
222,000
2,038
–
Brunssum-Zuid
236,000
1,340
–
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 owner-occupied, at 61% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied61%
Social housing22%
Private rent17%
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
52% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes52%
Multi-family homes48%
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Brunssum.
Before 194514.9%
1945-196422.9%
1965-19744.4%
1975-199128.9%
1992-200520.8%
2006-20154.5%
2016 and later3.6%
Explanation
Based on 4,179 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 Brunssum average.
In 2025, 50 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Brunssum-Centrum, 6% higher than in Brunssum (47). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, against a rise of 7% in Brunssum. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▲6% higher than Brunssum (47)
Change since 2021
+2%
▼lower than Brunssum (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼14% lower than Brunssum (2.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▲6% higher than Brunssum (47)
Change since 2021
+2%
▼lower than Brunssum (+7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼14% lower than Brunssum (2.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Brunssum-Centrum registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 47 in the municipality of Brunssum.
Brunssum-Centrum50
The municipality of Brunssum47
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 Brunssum-Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 17.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.9 in the municipality of Brunssum.
Brunssum-CentrumBrunssum
Theft and burglary17.8
Brunssum 12.9▲ +38% vs Brunssum
Traffic14.1
Brunssum 13.4▲ +5% vs Brunssum
Vandalism and public order6.5
Brunssum 6.6≈ Brunssum
Fraud and scams4.5
Brunssum 4.5≈ Brunssum
Violence and threats4.1
Brunssum 5.0▼ −18% vs Brunssum
Other and withheld3.2
Brunssum 4.2▼ −24% vs Brunssum
Environmental0.0
Brunssum 0.2≈ Brunssum
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 Brunssum-Centrum registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 about average; green space is below the Brunssum average.
An estimated 63% of adults in Brunssum-Centrum rate their own health as good, about the same as in Brunssum. Fewer adults smoke (16% against 19%), fewer are overweight (60% against 61%), fewer feel lonely (50% against 51%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (47% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Brunssum-Centrum, covering 84% of the area, against 43% in Brunssum. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 22 percentage points below the 32% in Brunssum.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
63%
=about the same as Brunssum (63%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼22 percentage points lower than Brunssum (32%)
More figures
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (36%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (48%)
Lonely
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (51%)
Built-up, share of the area
84%
▲41 percentage points higher than Brunssum (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Brunssum (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Brunssum (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
63%
=about the same as Brunssum (63%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼22 percentage points lower than Brunssum (32%)
More figures
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (36%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (48%)
Lonely
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (51%)
Built-up, share of the area
84%
▲41 percentage points higher than Brunssum (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Brunssum (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Brunssum (12%)
Health
An estimated 63% of adults rate their own health as good, against 63% in the municipality of Brunssum (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Brunssum
Good self-rated health
63.4%
63.2%
Smokes
16.2%
18.8%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
4.7%
Overweight
60.1%
60.9%
Lonely
50.3%
51.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.6%
48%
Meets physical activity guideline
34.9%
36.4%
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
10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 32% in the municipality of Brunssum.
Traffic3.8%
Built-up84.2%
Recreation10.4%
Water1.6%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking faster than the Brunssum average.
Brunssum-Centrum has 7,095 inhabitants (2026), or 3,952 per km² (2.5 times as high as in Brunssum). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a fall of 5% in Brunssum. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Brunssum was 70%, 8 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 34% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▲higher than Brunssum (-5%)
Turnout, municipality of Brunssum
70%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▲higher than Brunssum (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Brunssum (28%)
Married
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Brunssum (40%)
Dutch origin
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Brunssum (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Brunssum (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
34%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▲higher than Brunssum (-5%)
Turnout, municipality of Brunssum
70%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▲higher than Brunssum (-0%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Brunssum (28%)
Married
41%
▲1 percentage point higher than Brunssum (40%)
Dutch origin
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Brunssum (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Brunssum (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
34%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 7,095.
Residents, 2026
7,095
-4% since 2014
Brunssum -5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,952 residents per km², this wijk is 2.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Brunssum.
Residents per km²3,952
Dwellings per km²2,313.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 18.3 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15665
15 to 25600
25 to 451,440
45 to 651,985
65 to 801,615
80 and over790
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
40% of residents are married.
Never married2,700
Married2,875
Divorced795
Widowed725
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
74% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,290
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,200
Outside Europe610
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,490
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,150
Higher professional, university1,540
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Brunssum; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 70% of eligible voters in Brunssum voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 34% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BrunssumThe Netherlands
D66
10%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
34.1%
16.7%
VVD
11.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9%
12.8%
CDA
9.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.1%
2.6%
Other
10.3%
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
Brunssum-Centrum has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Brunssum (1.2). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Brunssum (15%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Brunssum (19%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Brunssum (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Brunssum (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Brunssum (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Brunssum (89%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
22%
▲3 percentage points higher than Brunssum (19%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Brunssum (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Brunssum (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Brunssum (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Brunssum (89%)
Average WOZ value
€244,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 160 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie95
Handel en horeca155
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening140
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg160
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 15% in the municipality of Brunssum (2025).
Petrol82.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.2%
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 9% to 17% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▲ 2 percentage points above Brunssum (15%)
+8 pp since 2014
Brunssum +5 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, 4,140 passenger cars and 355 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,140
Motorcycles355
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (4%).
Residential90%
Retail4.1%
Office1.5%
Assembly1.5%
Healthcare0.8%
Industrial0.1%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other4.5%
Explanation
Based on 4,641 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
3,952 residents per km²: 7.3 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,952
NL 539▲ +633% vs NL
Average WOZ value€244,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings48%
NL 37%▲ +30% vs NL
Social housing22%
NL 28%▼ −21% vs NL
Private rent17%
NL 14%▲ +21% 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) 2026