The population is growing slower than in Delft. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Delft, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €399,000, 13% higher than in Delft (€352,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 19%, against a rise of 34% in Delft. 20% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points less than in Delft (37%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€399,000
▲13% higher than Delft (€352,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+19%
▼lower than Delft (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼17 percentage points lower than Delft (37%)
Social housing
26%
▼16 percentage points lower than Delft (42%)
Private rent
53%
▲32 percentage points higher than Delft (21%)
Single-family dwellings
16%
▼16 percentage points lower than Delft (32%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Delft (20%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Delft (10%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Delft (11%)
Average WOZ value
€399,000
▲13% higher than Delft (€352,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+19%
▼lower than Delft (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼17 percentage points lower than Delft (37%)
Social housing
26%
▼16 percentage points lower than Delft (42%)
Private rent
53%
▲32 percentage points higher than Delft (21%)
Single-family dwellings
16%
▼16 percentage points lower than Delft (32%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Delft (20%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Delft (10%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Delft (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 19% between 2021 and 2025, to €399,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€399,000▲ 13% above Delft
+19% since 2021
Delft +34%
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: ~€251 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€251/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
94 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €399,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€34€35
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€128
Maintenance reserve€120–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Delft's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 112th 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 94 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €399,000.
Levies: Delft'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 9 buurten in Binnenstad.
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: €399,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
399,000
1,367
–
Centrum-Noord
478,000
488
–
Centrum-West
475,000
1,197
–
Centrum-Oost
475,000
1,180
–
Stationsbuurt
587,000
439
–
Centrum-Zuidwest
363,000
813
–
In de Veste
358,000
697
–
Centrum-Zuidoost
451,000
382
–
Zuidpoort
419,000
585
–
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 53% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied20%
Social housing26%
Private rent53%
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 multi-family homes.
Single-family homes16%
Multi-family homes84%
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
78% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Delft.
Before 194577.5%
1945-19641.3%
1965-19741.6%
1975-199118.4%
1992-20050.9%
2006-20150.4%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,405 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 Delft average.
In 2025, 155 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 2.9 times as high as in Delft (53). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 34%, against a rise of 8% in Delft. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
155
▲2.9 times as high as Delft (53)
Change since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Delft (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼40% lower than Delft (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
155
▲2.9 times as high as Delft (53)
Change since 2021
+34%
▲higher than Delft (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼40% lower than Delft (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 155 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 53 in the municipality of Delft.
Centrum155
The municipality of Delft53
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': 111.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 30.6 in the municipality of Delft.
CentrumDelft
Theft and burglary111.8
Delft 30.6▲ +265% vs Delft
Vandalism and public order15.4
Delft 5.5▲ +180% vs Delft
Violence and threats13.1
Delft 4.3▲ +205% vs Delft
Fraud and scams7.5
Delft 4.0▲ +88% vs Delft
Traffic4.9
Delft 6.5▼ −25% vs Delft
Other and withheld2.3
Delft 2.0▲ +15% vs Delft
Environmental0.4
Delft 0.1≈ Delft
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 13 traffic accidents, of which 6 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 Delft average; green space is below the Delft average.
An estimated 82% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Delft. Fewer adults are overweight (27% against 44%) and fewer feel lonely (46% against 53%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (69% against 55%) and more drink excessively (15% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 95% of the area, against 52% in Delft.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲9 percentage points higher than Delft (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Delft (24%)
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Overweight
27%
▼17 percentage points lower than Delft (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲14 percentage points higher than Delft (55%)
Excessive drinking
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Delft (6%)
Lonely
46%
▼7 percentage points lower than Delft (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
95%
▲43 percentage points higher than Delft (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Delft (18%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Delft (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
82%
▲9 percentage points higher than Delft (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Delft (24%)
More figures
Overweight
27%
▼17 percentage points lower than Delft (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
69%
▲14 percentage points higher than Delft (55%)
Excessive drinking
15%
▲9 percentage points higher than Delft (6%)
Lonely
46%
▼7 percentage points lower than Delft (53%)
Built-up, share of the area
95%
▲43 percentage points higher than Delft (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Delft (18%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Delft (9%)
Health
An estimated 82% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Delft (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Delft
Good self-rated health
81.8%
73.2%
Smokes
24.4%
18.5%
Excessive drinking
15.4%
6.4%
Overweight
26.9%
43.8%
Lonely
45.6%
53.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.9%
54.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
69.4%
55.4%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Delft.
Built-up95%
Water5%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
6.7
GP practices
–
2
Daycares
–
9.4
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 slower than the Delft average.
Centrum has 2,665 inhabitants (2026), or 14,405 per km² (3.0 times as high as in Delft). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 6% in Delft. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Delft was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 25% 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
+3%
▼lower than Delft (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Delft
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Delft (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲7 percentage points higher than Delft (31%)
Never married
82%
▲20 percentage points higher than Delft (62%)
Dutch origin
54%
▼2 percentage points lower than Delft (56%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
61%
▲13 percentage points higher than Delft (48%)
D66, share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▼lower than Delft (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Delft
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
=about the same as Delft (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲7 percentage points higher than Delft (31%)
Never married
82%
▲20 percentage points higher than Delft (62%)
Dutch origin
54%
▼2 percentage points lower than Delft (56%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
61%
▲13 percentage points higher than Delft (48%)
D66, share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,665.
Residents, 2026
2,665
+3% since 2021
Delft +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 14,405 residents per km², this buurt is 3.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Delft.
Residents per km²14,405
Dwellings per km²7,194.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 1.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 1.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1585
15 to 25995
25 to 451,020
45 to 65340
65 to 80185
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
82% of residents are never married.
Never married2,185
Married320
Divorced130
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
54% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,445
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)615
Outside Europe605
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
61% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4810
Higher professional, university1,530
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Delft; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Delft voted. The largest party was D66 with 25% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DelftThe Netherlands
D66
25.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12%
16.7%
VVD
9.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
20.2%
12.8%
CDA
9%
11.8%
JA21
4.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.9%
4.5%
BBB
0.9%
2.6%
Other
15.7%
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 0.2 cars per household, 67% lower than in Delft (0.6). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Delft (23%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
42%
▲27 percentage points higher than Delft (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Delft (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼8 percentage points lower than Delft (29%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼67% lower than Delft (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Delft (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Delft (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
76%
▼16 percentage points lower than Delft (92%)
Retail, share of addresses
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Delft (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
9%
▲8 percentage points higher than Delft (1%)
Single-family dwellings
16%
▼47 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
53%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
42%
▲27 percentage points higher than Delft (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Delft (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼8 percentage points lower than Delft (29%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.2
▼67% lower than Delft (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Delft (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Delft (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
76%
▼16 percentage points lower than Delft (92%)
Retail, share of addresses
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Delft (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
9%
▲8 percentage points higher than Delft (1%)
Single-family dwellings
16%
▼47 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
53%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
20%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 320 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca320
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie70
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening155
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten95
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 Delft (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 19% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 1 percentage point above Delft (23%)
+5 pp since 2021
Delft +7 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, 445 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars445
Motorcycles50
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
76% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (13%).
Residential75.5%
Retail12.8%
Office2.4%
Assembly8.7%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.5%
Lodging2.8%
Sports0.1%
Other2.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,860 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
14,405 residents per km²: 27 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²14,405
NL 539▲ +2573% vs NL
Single-family dwellings16%
NL 63%▼ −75% vs NL
Private rent53%
NL 14%▲ +279% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings20%
NL 57%▼ −65% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings84%
NL 37%▲ +127% 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