The population is growing faster than in Doetinchem. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Doetinchem, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €308,000, 7% lower than in Doetinchem (€331,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 64%, against a rise of 71% in Doetinchem. 45% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points less than in Doetinchem (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€308,000
▼7% lower than Doetinchem (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+64%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+71%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼15 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (60%)
Social housing
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (28%)
Private rent
24%
▲12 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (12%)
Single-family dwellings
31%
▼44 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (75%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (17%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (10%)
Built 2006–2015
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (6%)
Average WOZ value
€308,000
▼7% lower than Doetinchem (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+64%
▼lower than Doetinchem (+71%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
45%
▼15 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (60%)
Social housing
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (28%)
Private rent
24%
▲12 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (12%)
Single-family dwellings
31%
▼44 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (75%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (17%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (10%)
Built 2006–2015
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 64% between 2014 and 2025, to €308,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€308,000▼ 7% below Doetinchem
+64% since 2014
Doetinchem +71%
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: ~€289 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€289/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €308,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€173
Maintenance reserve€162–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Doetinchem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 162nd 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, €308,000.
Levies: Doetinchem'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 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Doetinchem.
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: €308,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
308,000
2,755
–
Overstegen
246,000
3,537
–
Schoneveld
317,000
1,361
–
Oosseld / Vijverberg
421,000
1,847
–
Verheulsweide (bedrijventerrein)
333,000
479
–
De Huet
310,000
4,487
–
Dichteren / De Hoop / Wijnbergen
374,000
3,754
–
Keppelseweg (bedrijventerrein)
419,000
506
–
Bezelhorst / De Kruisberg / Ijkenberg
321,000
3,112
–
Gaanderen
328,000
2,503
–
Wehl / Nieuw Wehl
381,000
3,035
–
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 45% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied45%
Social housing31%
Private rent24%
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
69% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes31%
Multi-family homes69%
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
26% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 26% in the municipality of Doetinchem.
Before 194520.2%
1945-19649.9%
1965-19743.3%
1975-199126.3%
1992-200520.1%
2006-201511.1%
2016 and later9.1%
Explanation
Based on 2,797 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 Doetinchem average.
In 2025, 121 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 3.2 times as high as in Doetinchem (38). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 31%, against a fall of 4% in Doetinchem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
121
▲3.2 times as high as Doetinchem (38)
Change since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Doetinchem (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▲44% higher than Doetinchem (1.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
121
▲3.2 times as high as Doetinchem (38)
Change since 2021
+31%
▲higher than Doetinchem (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▲44% higher than Doetinchem (1.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 121 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 38 in the municipality of Doetinchem.
Centrum121
The municipality of Doetinchem38
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': 57.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.2 in the municipality of Doetinchem.
CentrumDoetinchem
Theft and burglary57.6
Doetinchem 14.2▲ +306% vs Doetinchem
Vandalism and public order22.4
Doetinchem 6.3▲ +256% vs Doetinchem
Violence and threats15.2
Doetinchem 4.4▲ +245% vs Doetinchem
Other and withheld10.9
Doetinchem 3.3▲ +230% vs Doetinchem
Traffic9.4
Doetinchem 5.0▲ +88% vs Doetinchem
Fraud and scams4.9
Doetinchem 4.4▲ +11% vs Doetinchem
Environmental1.1
Doetinchem 0.3▲ +267% vs Doetinchem
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 39 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 Doetinchem average; green space is below the Doetinchem average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Doetinchem. More adults feel lonely (47% against 44%) and more report anxiety or depression (49% against 46%), but fewer are overweight (52% against 54%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 89% of the area, against 19% in Doetinchem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 13 percentage points below the 15% in Doetinchem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (54%)
Lonely
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
89%
▲70 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼61 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (61%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (10%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (15%)
More figures
Overweight
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (54%)
Lonely
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▲3 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
89%
▲70 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼61 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (61%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (10%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Doetinchem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Doetinchem
Good self-rated health
70.4%
72.8%
Smokes
18.3%
16.7%
Excessive drinking
6.4%
5.4%
Overweight
51.8%
54.5%
Lonely
46.7%
44%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.1%
46.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.1%
50.3%
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 15% in the municipality of Doetinchem.
Traffic5.6%
Built-up88.9%
Other built-up1.6%
Recreation2.4%
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 growing faster than the Doetinchem average.
Centrum has 4,650 inhabitants (2026), or 3,747 per km² (4.9 times as high as in Doetinchem). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 16%, against a rise of 7% in Doetinchem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Doetinchem was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% 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
+16%
▲higher than Doetinchem (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Doetinchem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+21%
▲higher than Doetinchem (+10%)
Aged 25 to 45
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Doetinchem (24%)
Never married
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (47%)
Dutch origin
82%
=about the same as Doetinchem (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+16%
▲higher than Doetinchem (+7%)
Turnout, municipality of Doetinchem
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+21%
▲higher than Doetinchem (+10%)
Aged 25 to 45
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Doetinchem (24%)
Never married
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (47%)
Dutch origin
82%
=about the same as Doetinchem (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 16% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,650.
Residents, 2026
4,650
+16% since 2014
Doetinchem +7%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,747 residents per km², this wijk is 4.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Doetinchem.
Residents per km²3,747
Dwellings per km²2,221.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.9 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
25% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15390
15 to 25485
25 to 451,150
45 to 651,150
65 to 801,075
80 and over400
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married2,260
Married1,560
Divorced475
Widowed345
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,835
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)310
Outside Europe505
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1910
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,460
Higher professional, university1,230
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Doetinchem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Doetinchem voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DoetinchemThe Netherlands
D66
16.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.3%
16.7%
VVD
15.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
3.4%
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
Centrum has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 17% lower than in Doetinchem (1.2). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Doetinchem (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
29%
▲9 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (2%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Doetinchem (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Doetinchem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Doetinchem (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
81%
▼7 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (4%)
Single-family dwellings
31%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
69%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
29%
▲9 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (2%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼17% lower than Doetinchem (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Doetinchem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Doetinchem (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
81%
▼7 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (88%)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Doetinchem (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Doetinchem (4%)
Single-family dwellings
31%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
69%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 300 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie85
Handel en horeca300
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed75
Zakelijke dienstverlening250
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg180
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Doetinchem (2025).
Petrol79.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.9%
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 16% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▲ 1 percentage point above Doetinchem (20%)
+5 pp since 2014
Doetinchem +2 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, 2,510 passenger cars and 140 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,510
Motorcycles140
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
81% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (8%).
Residential80.7%
Retail8.4%
Office3.1%
Assembly3.1%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial0.7%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other4.1%
Explanation
Based on 3,466 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
3,747 residents per km²: 7.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,747
NL 539▲ +595% vs NL
Single-family dwellings31%
NL 63%▼ −51% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings69%
NL 37%▲ +87% vs NL
Private rent24%
NL 14%▲ +71% vs NL
Average WOZ value€308,000
NL €398,000▼ −23% 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