The population is growing faster than in Den Helder. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Den Helder, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €209,000, 20% lower than in Den Helder (€261,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 53%, the same as in Den Helder. 43% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Den Helder (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼20% lower than Den Helder (€261,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+53%
=about the same as Den Helder (+53%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
43%
▼13 percentage points lower than Den Helder (56%)
Social housing
35%
▼1 percentage point lower than Den Helder (36%)
Private rent
22%
▲14 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Single-family dwellings
29%
▼44 percentage points lower than Den Helder (73%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Den Helder (16%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Den Helder (23%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼20% lower than Den Helder (€261,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+53%
=about the same as Den Helder (+53%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
43%
▼13 percentage points lower than Den Helder (56%)
Social housing
35%
▼1 percentage point lower than Den Helder (36%)
Private rent
22%
▲14 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Single-family dwellings
29%
▼44 percentage points lower than Den Helder (73%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Den Helder (16%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Den Helder (23%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 53% between 2021 and 2025, to €209,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€209,000▼ 20% below Den Helder
+53% since 2021
Den Helder +53%
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: ~€229 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€229/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
82 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €209,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Waste levy€39€27
Water board levy€38–
Sewage levy€21€22
Property tax (OZB)€19€18
Costs to set aside€112
Maintenance reserve€105–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Den Helder's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 285th 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 82 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €209,000.
Levies: Den Helder'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 4th-highest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Stad binnen de Linie-Oost.
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: €209,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
209,000
985
–
Oostsloot
205,000
664
–
Willemsoord
230,000
351
–
Sluisdijk
204,000
607
–
Visbuurt
184,000
1,276
–
Grachtengordel
198,000
418
–
Vogelbuurt
247,000
888
–
Mijnendienst
450,000
34
–
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 43% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied43%
Social housing35%
Private rent22%
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
71% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes29%
Multi-family homes71%
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
25% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 19% in the municipality of Den Helder.
Before 194524.6%
1945-196415.5%
1965-19747.7%
1975-199123.3%
1992-200514.5%
2006-20158%
2016 and later6.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,010 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 Den Helder average.
In 2025, 203 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 3.7 times as high as in Den Helder (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 17%, against a rise of 8% in Den Helder. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
203
▲3.7 times as high as Den Helder (55)
Change since 2021
+17%
▲higher than Den Helder (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲74% higher than Den Helder (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
203
▲3.7 times as high as Den Helder (55)
Change since 2021
+17%
▲higher than Den Helder (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲74% higher than Den Helder (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 203 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Den Helder.
Centrum203
The municipality of Den Helder55
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': 131.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 25.0 in the municipality of Den Helder.
CentrumDen Helder
Theft and burglary131.7
Den Helder 25.0▲ +427% vs Den Helder
Vandalism and public order29.7
Den Helder 8.3▲ +258% vs Den Helder
Violence and threats19.3
Den Helder 6.2▲ +211% vs Den Helder
Fraud and scams8.3
Den Helder 6.2▲ +34% vs Den Helder
Traffic7.6
Den Helder 7.7≈ Den Helder
Other and withheld6.2
Den Helder 1.7▲ +265% vs Den Helder
Environmental0.0
Den Helder 0.1≈ Den Helder
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 5 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 Den Helder average; green space is below the Den Helder average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Den Helder. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (41% against 52%), but more feel lonely (57% against 50%), more report anxiety or depression (50% against 44%) and more smoke (21% against 19%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 100% of the area, against 8% in Den Helder.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼4 percentage points lower than Den Helder (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Den Helder (6%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼11 percentage points lower than Den Helder (52%)
Lonely
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Den Helder (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Den Helder (44%)
Smokes
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Den Helder (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲92 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼75 percentage points lower than Den Helder (75%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Den Helder (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼4 percentage points lower than Den Helder (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Den Helder (6%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
41%
▼11 percentage points lower than Den Helder (52%)
Lonely
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Den Helder (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Den Helder (44%)
Smokes
21%
▲2 percentage points higher than Den Helder (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲92 percentage points higher than Den Helder (8%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼75 percentage points lower than Den Helder (75%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Den Helder (10%)
Health
An estimated 66% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Den Helder (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Den Helder
Good self-rated health
66.3%
70.1%
Smokes
21.2%
19.3%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.3%
Overweight
56.6%
58.1%
Lonely
57.3%
50.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.7%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.1%
51.7%
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 6% in the municipality of Den Helder.
Built-up100%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
300 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3
GP practices
–
2.9
Daycares
–
2.8
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 Den Helder average.
Centrum has 1,450 inhabitants (2026), or 7,583 per km² (6.0 times as high as in Den Helder). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against no real change in Den Helder. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Den Helder was 71%, 7 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% 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%
▲higher than Den Helder (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Den Helder
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Den Helder (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Den Helder (26%)
Never married
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Den Helder (45%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼9 percentage points lower than Den Helder (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
56%
▲5 percentage points higher than Den Helder (51%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Den Helder (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Den Helder
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-0%
▼lower than Den Helder (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Den Helder (26%)
Never married
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Den Helder (45%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼9 percentage points lower than Den Helder (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
56%
▲5 percentage points higher than Den Helder (51%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,450.
Residents, 2026
1,450
+3% since 2021
Den Helder +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,583 residents per km², this buurt is 6.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Den Helder.
Residents per km²7,583
Dwellings per km²5,184.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 3.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 20.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15105
15 to 25120
25 to 45385
45 to 65390
65 to 80310
80 and over145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married670
Married400
Divorced235
Widowed140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
67% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands975
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)145
Outside Europe335
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
56% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1330
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4600
Higher professional, university140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Den Helder; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 71% of eligible voters in Den Helder voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Den HelderThe Netherlands
D66
13.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.2%
16.7%
VVD
16.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.9%
12.8%
CDA
10.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.9%
2.6%
Other
10.5%
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 0.7 cars per household, 30% lower than in Den Helder (1.0). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Den Helder (19%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
41%
▲21 percentage points higher than Den Helder (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼30% lower than Den Helder (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Den Helder (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
14%
▲12 percentage points higher than Den Helder (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Den Helder (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼2 percentage points lower than Den Helder (80%)
Single-family dwellings
29%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
71%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼47% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
41%
▲21 percentage points higher than Den Helder (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼30% lower than Den Helder (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Den Helder (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Den Helder (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
14%
▲12 percentage points higher than Den Helder (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Den Helder (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼2 percentage points lower than Den Helder (80%)
Single-family dwellings
29%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
71%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€209,000
▼47% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 110 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca110
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Den Helder (2025).
Petrol83.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.3%
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 11% to 16% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 3 percentage points below Den Helder (19%)
+5 pp since 2021
Den Helder +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, 610 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars610
Motorcycles55
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
78% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (14%).
Residential77.8%
Retail14.2%
Office2%
Assembly2.7%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial0.8%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other3.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,298 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
7,583 residents per km²: 14 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,583
NL 539▲ +1307% vs NL
Single-family dwellings29%
NL 63%▼ −54% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings71%
NL 37%▲ +92% vs NL
Average WOZ value€209,000
NL €398,000▼ −47% vs NL
Private rent22%
NL 14%▲ +57% 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