The population is shrinking, while it grows in Castricum. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Castricum, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Limmen Centrum is €523,000, 3% higher than in Castricum (€508,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, against a rise of 37% in Castricum. 81% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points more than in Castricum (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€523,000
▲3% higher than Castricum (€508,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Castricum (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Castricum (75%)
Social housing
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Castricum (9%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲8 percentage points higher than Castricum (76%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼18 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Castricum (15%)
Built 1975–1991
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (22%)
Average WOZ value
€523,000
▲3% higher than Castricum (€508,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
▲higher than Castricum (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲6 percentage points higher than Castricum (75%)
Social housing
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Private rent
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Castricum (9%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲8 percentage points higher than Castricum (76%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼18 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼10 percentage points lower than Castricum (15%)
Built 1975–1991
25%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (22%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €523,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€523,000▲ 3% above Castricum
+38% since 2021
Castricum +37%
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: ~€313 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€313/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
135 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €523,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€37€46
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€184
Maintenance reserve€172–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Castricum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 39th 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 135 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €523,000.
Levies: Castricum'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
Limmen Centrum has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Limmen.
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: €523,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Limmen Centrum
523,000
1,066
–
Limmen West
599,000
1,344
–
Limmen Oost
523,000
992
–
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 81% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied81%
Social housing13%
Private rent6%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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
49% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 16% in the municipality of Castricum.
Before 19458%
1945-19645.1%
1965-19744.1%
1975-199125.1%
1992-200549.1%
2006-20152.8%
2016 and later5.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,066 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Castricum average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Limmen Centrum, 36% lower than in Castricum (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 12%, against a rise of 8% in Castricum. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼36% lower than Castricum (28)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Castricum (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲12% higher than Castricum (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼36% lower than Castricum (28)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Castricum (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.8
▲12% higher than Castricum (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Limmen Centrum registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Castricum.
Limmen Centrum18
The municipality of Castricum28
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 Limmen Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 5.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.1 in the municipality of Castricum.
Limmen CentrumCastricum
Theft and burglary5.9
Castricum 14.1▼ −58% vs Castricum
Traffic5.9
Castricum 4.2▲ +40% vs Castricum
Fraud and scams3.1
Castricum 4.2▼ −26% vs Castricum
Vandalism and public order1.6
Castricum 2.8▼ −43% vs Castricum
Violence and threats0.8
Castricum 2.2▼ −64% vs Castricum
Other and withheld0.4
Castricum 0.7≈ Castricum
Environmental0.0
Castricum 0.0
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 Limmen Centrum registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Castricum average; green space is below the Castricum average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Limmen Centrum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Castricum. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 56%), fewer feel lonely (38% against 40%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 42%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Limmen Centrum, covering 90% of the area, against 12% in Castricum. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 29 percentage points below the 31% in Castricum.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼29 percentage points lower than Castricum (31%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▼3 percentage points lower than Castricum (56%)
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (42%)
Overweight
46%
=about the same as Castricum (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲78 percentage points higher than Castricum (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼32 percentage points lower than Castricum (36%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (27%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼29 percentage points lower than Castricum (31%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
53%
▼3 percentage points lower than Castricum (56%)
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (42%)
Overweight
46%
=about the same as Castricum (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲78 percentage points higher than Castricum (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
▼32 percentage points lower than Castricum (36%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (27%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Castricum (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Castricum
Good self-rated health
79%
77.1%
Smokes
12%
11.6%
Excessive drinking
6.6%
6.4%
Overweight
46.5%
45.7%
Lonely
38.2%
40.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.8%
41.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
53.2%
55.9%
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
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 31% in the municipality of Castricum.
Traffic3.8%
Built-up90.4%
Recreation1.9%
Agriculture3.8%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.5
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
2.9
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 shrinking, while it grows in Castricum.
Limmen Centrum has 2,505 inhabitants (2026), or 4,812 per km² (6.4 times as high as in Castricum). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 3% in Castricum. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Castricum was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Castricum (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Castricum
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Castricum (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Castricum (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (46%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Castricum (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-5%
▼lower than Castricum (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Castricum
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Castricum (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Castricum (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (46%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Castricum (42%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,505.
Residents, 2026
2,505
-5% since 2021
Castricum +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,812 residents per km², this buurt is 6.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Castricum.
Residents per km²4,812
Dwellings per km²2,050
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15350
15 to 25305
25 to 45490
45 to 65860
65 to 80395
80 and over110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married1,140
Married1,105
Divorced170
Widowed95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,275
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)100
Outside Europe135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4970
Higher professional, university670
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Castricum; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Castricum voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of CastricumThe Netherlands
D66
21.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10%
16.7%
VVD
18.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.2%
12.8%
CDA
11.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
2.6%
Other
8.5%
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
Limmen Centrum has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Castricum (1.1). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Castricum (23%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Castricum (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Castricum (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
=about the same as Castricum (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Castricum (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (2%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (1%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Castricum (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Castricum (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Castricum (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
=about the same as Castricum (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Castricum (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (2%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (1%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
13%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 95 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie60
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening95
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Castricum (2025).
Petrol76.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.6%
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 15% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 1 percentage point above Castricum (23%)
+9 pp since 2021
Castricum +8 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, 1,335 passenger cars and 145 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,335
Motorcycles145
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).
Residential95.6%
Retail2.3%
Office1%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.4%
Lodging0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other0.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,115 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
4,812 residents per km²: 8.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,812
NL 539▲ +793% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing13%
NL 28%▼ −54% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings81%
NL 57%▲ +42% 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