The population is growing slower than in Castricum. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Castricum, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €476,000, 6% lower than in Castricum (€508,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 102%, against a rise of 96% in Castricum. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Castricum (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€476,000
▼6% lower than Castricum (€508,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+102%
▲higher than Castricum (+96%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
=about the same as Castricum (75%)
Social housing
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Private rent
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (9%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼14 percentage points lower than Castricum (76%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼11 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Average WOZ value
€476,000
▼6% lower than Castricum (€508,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+102%
▲higher than Castricum (+96%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
=about the same as Castricum (75%)
Social housing
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
Private rent
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (9%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼14 percentage points lower than Castricum (76%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼11 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Castricum (22%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼7 percentage points lower than Castricum (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 102% between 2014 and 2025, to €476,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€476,000▼ 6% below Castricum
+102% since 2014
Castricum +96%
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: ~€297 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€297/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €476,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€34€42
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€173
Maintenance reserve€162–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Castricum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 38th 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 127 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €476,000.
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
Centrum has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 8 wijken in the municipality of Castricum.
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: €476,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
476,000
2,435
–
Castricum-Noord
444,000
2,622
–
Castricum-Oost
471,000
3,998
–
Castricum-Zuid
496,000
348
–
Bakkum
685,000
1,634
–
Akersloot
479,000
2,171
–
De Woude
667,000
62
–
Limmen
553,000
3,402
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Social housing12%
Private rent13%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes62%
Multi-family homes38%
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
33% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 11% in the municipality of Castricum.
Before 194532.7%
1945-196420.2%
1965-197411.1%
1975-199113.3%
1992-20058.9%
2006-201511%
2016 and later2.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,440 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 Castricum average.
In 2025, 59 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 2.1 times as high as in Castricum (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 74%, 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
59
▲2.1 times as high as Castricum (28)
Change since 2021
+74%
▲higher than Castricum (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼40% lower than Castricum (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
59
▲2.1 times as high as Castricum (28)
Change since 2021
+74%
▲higher than Castricum (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼40% lower than Castricum (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 59 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Castricum.
Centrum59
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 Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 42.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.1 in the municipality of Castricum.
CentrumCastricum
Theft and burglary42.7
Castricum 14.1▲ +203% vs Castricum
Vandalism and public order4.1
Castricum 2.8▲ +46% vs Castricum
Fraud and scams3.9
Castricum 4.2▼ −7% vs Castricum
Traffic3.3
Castricum 4.2▼ −21% vs Castricum
Violence and threats3.0
Castricum 2.2▲ +36% vs Castricum
Other and withheld1.6
Castricum 0.7▲ +129% vs 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 Centrum registered 10 traffic accidents, of which 7 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 Castricum average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, about the same as in Castricum. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (58% against 56%), more drink excessively (7% against 6%) and more feel lonely (41% against 40%), but fewer are overweight (45% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 83% of the area, against 12% in Castricum. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 27 percentage points below the 31% in Castricum.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
=about the same as Castricum (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (31%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (56%)
Smokes
12%
=about the same as Castricum (12%)
Overweight
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
=about the same as Castricum (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲71 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)
77%
=about the same as Castricum (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Castricum (31%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (56%)
Smokes
12%
=about the same as Castricum (12%)
Overweight
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
=about the same as Castricum (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲71 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 77% 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
77.1%
77.1%
Smokes
12.5%
11.6%
Excessive drinking
6.7%
6.4%
Overweight
44.9%
45.7%
Lonely
40.9%
40.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
41.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.9%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 31% in the municipality of Castricum.
Traffic6.7%
Built-up83.1%
Other built-up1.1%
Recreation4.5%
Agriculture4.5%
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 growing slower than the Castricum average.
Centrum has 4,885 inhabitants (2026), or 5,493 per km² (7.3 times as high as in Castricum). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 8% 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 2014
+1%
▼lower than Castricum (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Castricum
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▼lower than Castricum (+10%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (27%)
Never married
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (46%)
Dutch origin
85%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (86%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
44%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (39%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+1%
▼lower than Castricum (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Castricum
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▼lower than Castricum (+10%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (27%)
Never married
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Castricum (46%)
Dutch origin
85%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (86%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
44%
▲5 percentage points higher than Castricum (39%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2014 and 2026, at 4,885.
Residents, 2026
4,885
+1% since 2014
Castricum +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,493 residents per km², this wijk is 7.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Castricum.
Residents per km²5,493
Dwellings per km²2,736
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.2 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
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15615
15 to 25510
25 to 451,015
45 to 651,265
65 to 801,045
80 and over435
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married2,280
Married1,925
Divorced360
Widowed320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,135
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)335
Outside Europe420
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1600
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,340
Higher professional, university1,540
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
Centrum has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 18% lower than in Castricum (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Castricum (23%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (15%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Castricum (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▼lower than Castricum (+10 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (2%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€476,000
▲20% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Castricum (15%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (11%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Castricum (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+7 pp
▼lower than Castricum (+10 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Castricum (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼2 percentage points lower than Castricum (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Castricum (2%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€476,000
▲20% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 205 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie90
Handel en horeca150
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie45
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening205
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg155
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Castricum (2025).
Petrol77.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.1%
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 22% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 1 percentage point below Castricum (23%)
+7 pp since 2014
Castricum +9 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, 2,220 passenger cars and 205 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,220
Motorcycles205
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
85% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (4%).
Residential84.6%
Retail4.1%
Office1.4%
Assembly1.6%
Healthcare1.9%
Industrial0.6%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.1%
Other6.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,884 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
5,493 residents per km²: 10 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,493
NL 539▲ +919% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings75%
NL 57%▲ +32% vs NL
Average WOZ value€476,000
NL €398,000▲ +20% vs NL
Private rent13%
NL 14%▼ −7% 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