The population is growing, while it shrinks in Eemsdelta. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Eemsdelta, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum-Appingedam is €242,000, 3% lower than in Eemsdelta (€250,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 45%, against a rise of 52% in Eemsdelta. 35% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points less than in Eemsdelta (56%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼3% lower than Eemsdelta (€250,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
35%
▼21 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (56%)
Social housing
50%
▲19 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (31%)
Private rent
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (12%)
Single-family dwellings
41%
▼38 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (79%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (6%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (14%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (15%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼3% lower than Eemsdelta (€250,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+45%
▼lower than Eemsdelta (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
35%
▼21 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (56%)
Social housing
50%
▲19 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (31%)
Private rent
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (12%)
Single-family dwellings
41%
▼38 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (79%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲12 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (6%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (14%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 45% between 2021 and 2025, to €242,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€242,000▼ 3% below Eemsdelta
+45% since 2021
Eemsdelta +52%
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: ~€258 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€258/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
106 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €242,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€113NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€29€21
Waste levy€27€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€145
Maintenance reserve€135–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Eemsdelta's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 220th 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 106 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €242,000.
Levies: Eemsdelta'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-Appingedam has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Appingedam-Centrum.
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: €242,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum-Appingedam
242,000
970
–
De Wierde
205,000
502
–
Oranjebuurt
302,000
267
–
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 social housing, at 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied35%
Social housing50%
Private rent15%
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
59% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes41%
Multi-family homes59%
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 22% in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Before 194532.7%
1945-19644%
1965-19742.4%
1975-199124%
1992-200513%
2006-201518.1%
2016 and later5.8%
Explanation
Based on 983 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 Eemsdelta average.
In 2025, 75 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum-Appingedam, 2.6 times as high as in Eemsdelta (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 21%, against a fall of 24% in Eemsdelta. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
75
▲2.6 times as high as Eemsdelta (29)
Change since 2021
-21%
▲higher than Eemsdelta (-24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼26% lower than Eemsdelta (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
75
▲2.6 times as high as Eemsdelta (29)
Change since 2021
-21%
▲higher than Eemsdelta (-24%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼26% lower than Eemsdelta (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum-Appingedam registered 75 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Centrum-Appingedam75
The municipality of Eemsdelta29
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-Appingedam is 'Theft and burglary': 32.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.3 in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Centrum-AppingedamEemsdelta
Theft and burglary32.4
Eemsdelta 8.3▲ +290% vs Eemsdelta
Traffic13.4
Eemsdelta 5.9▲ +127% vs Eemsdelta
Fraud and scams11.3
Eemsdelta 4.1▲ +176% vs Eemsdelta
Violence and threats9.9
Eemsdelta 4.8▲ +106% vs Eemsdelta
Vandalism and public order7.0
Eemsdelta 4.2▲ +67% vs Eemsdelta
Environmental0.7
Eemsdelta 0.3≈ Eemsdelta
Other and withheld0.0
Eemsdelta 0.9≈ Eemsdelta
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-Appingedam registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Eemsdelta average; green space is below the Eemsdelta average.
An estimated 62% of adults in Centrum-Appingedam rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Eemsdelta. More adults feel lonely (54% against 50%) and more report anxiety or depression (50% against 46%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (36% against 40%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 7%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum-Appingedam, covering 85% of the area, against 5% in Eemsdelta.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
62%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (3%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (40%)
Lonely
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (50%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
85%
▲80 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (62%)
Water, share of the area
12%
▼14 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (26%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
62%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (3%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (46%)
Meets physical activity guideline
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (40%)
Lonely
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (50%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
85%
▲80 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼62 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (62%)
Water, share of the area
12%
▼14 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (26%)
Health
An estimated 62% of adults rate their own health as good, against 65% in the municipality of Eemsdelta (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Eemsdelta
Good self-rated health
62.2%
65.1%
Smokes
20%
19.7%
Excessive drinking
5%
6.6%
Overweight
59.3%
59.7%
Lonely
53.6%
50.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.6%
45.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
36.2%
39.7%
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 3% in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Traffic3%
Built-up84.8%
Water12.1%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
1,500 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.9
GP practices
–
0.2
Daycares
–
1.3
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, while it shrinks in Eemsdelta.
Centrum-Appingedam has 1,420 inhabitants (2026), or 4,873 per km² (29.2 times as high as in Eemsdelta). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 6%, against a fall of 2% in Eemsdelta. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Eemsdelta was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) 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 2021
+6%
▲higher than Eemsdelta (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Eemsdelta
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Eemsdelta (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (27%)
Never married
44%
=about the same as Eemsdelta (44%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (52%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+6%
▲higher than Eemsdelta (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Eemsdelta
74%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Eemsdelta (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (27%)
Never married
44%
=about the same as Eemsdelta (44%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
51%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eemsdelta (52%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,420.
Residents, 2026
1,420
+6% since 2021
Eemsdelta -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,873 residents per km², this buurt is 29 times as densely populated as the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Residents per km²4,873
Dwellings per km²3,344.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15105
15 to 25115
25 to 45320
45 to 65355
65 to 80355
80 and over160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married630
Married475
Divorced165
Widowed155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,185
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
51% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1340
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4520
Higher professional, university160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Eemsdelta; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Eemsdelta voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EemsdeltaThe Netherlands
D66
11.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.3%
16.7%
VVD
11.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.6%
12.8%
CDA
13.6%
11.8%
JA21
4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
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-Appingedam has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 33% lower than in Eemsdelta (1.2). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Eemsdelta (23%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼33% lower than Eemsdelta (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Eemsdelta (+4 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (88%)
Social housing
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
35%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (10%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼33% lower than Eemsdelta (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
=about the same as Eemsdelta (+4 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eemsdelta (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eemsdelta (88%)
Social housing
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€242,000
▼39% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
35%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 65 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca65
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Eemsdelta (2025).
Petrol79.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.4%
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 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 3 percentage points below Eemsdelta (23%)
+4 pp since 2021
Eemsdelta +4 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, 710 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars710
Motorcycles40
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 (8%).
Residential85.3%
Retail8.2%
Office2.4%
Assembly2.8%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging0.2%
Other3.9%
Explanation
Based on 1,153 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
4,873 residents per km²: 9.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,873
NL 539▲ +804% vs NL
Social housing50%
NL 28%▲ +79% vs NL
Average WOZ value€242,000
NL €398,000▼ −39% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings35%
NL 57%▼ −39% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings59%
NL 37%▲ +60% 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