The population is growing faster than in Dordrecht. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Dordrecht, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €278,000, 16% lower than in Dordrecht (€331,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 46% in Dordrecht. 30% of the homes are owner-occupied, 28 percentage points less than in Dordrecht (58%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€278,000
▼16% lower than Dordrecht (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▼lower than Dordrecht (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
30%
▼28 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (58%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (28%)
Private rent
60%
▲46 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (14%)
Single-family dwellings
22%
▼33 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (55%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (15%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (13%)
Built 1975–1991
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (24%)
Average WOZ value
€278,000
▼16% lower than Dordrecht (€331,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▼lower than Dordrecht (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
30%
▼28 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (58%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (28%)
Private rent
60%
▲46 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (14%)
Single-family dwellings
22%
▼33 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (55%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (15%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (13%)
Built 1975–1991
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (24%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €278,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€278,000▼ 16% below Dordrecht
+44% since 2021
Dordrecht +46%
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: ~€236 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€236/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
88 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €278,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€30€27
Sewage levy€25€22
Property tax (OZB)€21€24
Costs to set aside€120
Maintenance reserve€112–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Dordrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 179th 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 88 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €278,000.
Levies: Dordrecht'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 15 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: €278,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
278,000
740
–
Nieuwe Haven en omgeving
484,000
511
–
Groenmarkt en omgeving
381,000
494
–
Grote Markt en omgeving
292,000
384
–
Wijnstraat en omgeving
477,000
261
–
Kalkhaven
414,000
132
–
Achterhakkers en omgeving
381,000
253
–
Boogjes en omgeving
263,000
559
–
Lombard en omgeving
298,000
348
–
Augustijnenkamp en omgeving
338,000
208
–
Geldelozepad en omgeving
283,000
379
–
Rozenhof en omgeving
321,000
440
–
Beverwijcksplein en omgeving
339,000
416
–
Burgemeester de Raadtsingel en omgeving
337,000
317
–
Kon. Wilhelminastraat en omgeving
403,000
325
–
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 60% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied30%
Social housing10%
Private rent60%
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
78% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes22%
Multi-family homes78%
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
51% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Dordrecht.
Before 194551%
1945-19644.3%
1965-197413%
1975-199121%
1992-20055.6%
2006-20155.1%
Explanation
Based on 747 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 Dordrecht average.
In 2025, 337 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 6.5 times as high as in Dordrecht (52). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 51%, against a rise of 14% in Dordrecht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
337
▲6.5 times as high as Dordrecht (52)
Change since 2021
+51%
▲higher than Dordrecht (+14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.5
▼78% lower than Dordrecht (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
337
▲6.5 times as high as Dordrecht (52)
Change since 2021
+51%
▲higher than Dordrecht (+14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.5
▼78% lower than Dordrecht (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 337 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 52 in the municipality of Dordrecht.
Centrum337
The municipality of Dordrecht52
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': 220.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 20.5 in the municipality of Dordrecht.
CentrumDordrecht
Theft and burglary220.9
Dordrecht 20.5▲ +978% vs Dordrecht
Violence and threats37.0
Dordrecht 6.4▲ +478% vs Dordrecht
Vandalism and public order33.2
Dordrecht 5.2▲ +538% vs Dordrecht
Traffic22.7
Dordrecht 10.8▲ +110% vs Dordrecht
Other and withheld14.2
Dordrecht 3.2▲ +344% vs Dordrecht
Fraud and scams9.5
Dordrecht 5.5▲ +73% vs Dordrecht
Environmental0.0
Dordrecht 0.3≈ Dordrecht
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 8 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Dordrecht average; green space is below the Dordrecht average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Dordrecht. Fewer adults are overweight (47% against 56%), but more smoke (23% against 19%), more report anxiety or depression (54% against 50%) and more drink excessively (8% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 92% of the area, against 21% in Dordrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲2 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (28%)
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Overweight
47%
▼9 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (56%)
Smokes
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (50%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲71 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (22%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (21%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲2 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (28%)
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Overweight
47%
▼9 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (56%)
Smokes
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (50%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲71 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (21%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (22%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (21%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Dordrecht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Dordrecht
Good self-rated health
71.4%
69.1%
Smokes
23.2%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
8.4%
5.1%
Overweight
46.8%
56.3%
Lonely
53.4%
51.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
53.8%
50.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.7%
42.9%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Dordrecht.
Built-up92.3%
Water7.7%
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
500 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.9
GP practices
–
3
Daycares
–
10.8
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 Dordrecht average.
Centrum has 1,085 inhabitants (2026), or 8,742 per km² (5.5 times as high as in Dordrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 3% in Dordrecht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Dordrecht was 73%, 5 percentage points below 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 2021
+5%
▲higher than Dordrecht (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Dordrecht
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Dordrecht (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (27%)
Never married
62%
▲13 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (49%)
Dutch origin
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (65%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (28%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+5%
▲higher than Dordrecht (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Dordrecht
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+9%
▲higher than Dordrecht (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (27%)
Never married
62%
▲13 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (49%)
Dutch origin
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (65%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
40%
▲12 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (28%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,085.
Residents, 2026
1,085
+5% since 2021
Dordrecht +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,742 residents per km², this buurt is 5.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Dordrecht.
Residents per km²8,742
Dwellings per km²6,166.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
42% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1575
15 to 2595
25 to 45450
45 to 65260
65 to 80165
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
62% of residents are never married.
Never married665
Married210
Divorced165
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
63% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands690
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)155
Outside Europe245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
40% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1250
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4310
Higher professional, university370
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Dordrecht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Dordrecht voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of DordrechtThe Netherlands
D66
15.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.7%
16.7%
VVD
12.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13%
12.8%
CDA
10.2%
11.8%
JA21
5.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
19.6%
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 0.6 cars per household, 45% lower than in Dordrecht (1.1). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Dordrecht (25%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
50%
▲34 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼14 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
13%
▼11 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼45% lower than Dordrecht (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Dordrecht (+7 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
24%
▲22 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼16 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (1%)
Private rent
60%
▲46 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
22%
▼41 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
50%
▲34 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼14 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
13%
▼11 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼45% lower than Dordrecht (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼7 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Dordrecht (+7 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
24%
▲22 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼16 percentage points lower than Dordrecht (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Dordrecht (1%)
Private rent
60%
▲46 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
22%
▼41 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 205 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca205
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Dordrecht (2025).
Petrol81.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.2%
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 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 7 percentage points below Dordrecht (25%)
-1 pp since 2021
Dordrecht +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, 435 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars435
Motorcycles30
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
70% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (24%).
Residential70.1%
Retail23.8%
Office1.4%
Assembly6.1%
Industrial1.2%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 1,065 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
8,742 residents per km²: 16 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,742
NL 539▲ +1522% vs NL
Private rent60%
NL 14%▲ +329% vs NL
Single-family dwellings22%
NL 63%▼ −65% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings78%
NL 37%▲ +111% 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