The population is shrinking, while it grows in Heemskerk. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heemskerk, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €382,000, 7% lower than in Heemskerk (€412,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 29%, against a rise of 34% in Heemskerk. 41% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points less than in Heemskerk (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€382,000
▼7% lower than Heemskerk (€412,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Heemskerk (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
41%
▼19 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (60%)
Social housing
20%
▼12 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (32%)
Private rent
38%
▲30 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (8%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼56 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (65%)
Built 1945–1964
9%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (20%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (18%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (11%)
Average WOZ value
€382,000
▼7% lower than Heemskerk (€412,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Heemskerk (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
41%
▼19 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (60%)
Social housing
20%
▼12 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (32%)
Private rent
38%
▲30 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (8%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼56 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (65%)
Built 1945–1964
9%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (20%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (18%)
Built 2006–2015
18%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 29% between 2021 and 2025, to €382,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€382,000▼ 7% below Heemskerk
+29% since 2021
Heemskerk +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: ~€256 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€256/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
92 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €382,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€131NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€37€27
Property tax (OZB)€32€34
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€125
Maintenance reserve€117–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heemskerk's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 227th 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 92 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €382,000.
Levies: Heemskerk'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 lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Heemskerk-Dorp.
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: €382,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
382,000
1,029
–
Zaalbergkwartier
443,000
136
–
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 41% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied41%
Social housing20%
Private rent38%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes9%
Multi-family homes91%
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 1992 and 2005, against 18% in the municipality of Heemskerk.
Before 19454.5%
1945-19649%
1965-197410.3%
1975-199121.3%
1992-200525.8%
2006-201518.1%
2016 and later11%
Explanation
Based on 1,033 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 Heemskerk average.
In 2025, 69 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 2.3 times as high as in Heemskerk (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 17%, against a fall of 11% in Heemskerk. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
69
▲2.3 times as high as Heemskerk (30)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Heemskerk (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼6% lower than Heemskerk (3.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
69
▲2.3 times as high as Heemskerk (30)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Heemskerk (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼6% lower than Heemskerk (3.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 69 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Heemskerk.
Centrum69
The municipality of Heemskerk30
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': 33.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.7 in the municipality of Heemskerk.
CentrumHeemskerk
Theft and burglary33.1
Heemskerk 11.7▲ +183% vs Heemskerk
Traffic13.1
Heemskerk 5.7▲ +130% vs Heemskerk
Violence and threats11.2
Heemskerk 2.9▲ +286% vs Heemskerk
Vandalism and public order6.2
Heemskerk 3.8▲ +63% vs Heemskerk
Fraud and scams4.4
Heemskerk 4.8▼ −8% vs Heemskerk
Other and withheld1.2
Heemskerk 1.0▲ +20% vs Heemskerk
Environmental0.0
Heemskerk 0.2≈ Heemskerk
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 9 traffic accidents, of which 8 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 Heemskerk average; green space is below the Heemskerk average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Heemskerk. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 50%), fewer are overweight (52% against 54%) and fewer smoke (14% against 15%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 92% of the area, against 20% in Heemskerk.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼44 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (44%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (50%)
Overweight
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (54%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heemskerk (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲72 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (20%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼36 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (36%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (19%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼44 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (44%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (50%)
Overweight
52%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (54%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heemskerk (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
92%
▲72 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (20%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼36 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (36%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (19%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Heemskerk (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Heemskerk
Good self-rated health
69.8%
72.6%
Smokes
14%
14.9%
Excessive drinking
7.2%
6%
Overweight
52.3%
53.7%
Lonely
46.1%
46.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.9%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.6%
49.6%
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 44% in the municipality of Heemskerk.
Traffic4%
Built-up92%
Other built-up4%
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
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
4.1
GP practices
–
4.3
Daycares
–
4.8
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 shrinking, while it grows in Heemskerk.
Centrum has 1,595 inhabitants (2026), or 6,422 per km² (4.4 times as high as in Heemskerk). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 1% in Heemskerk. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heemskerk was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 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
-2%
▼lower than Heemskerk (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Heemskerk
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Heemskerk (+2%)
Married
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (41%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (46%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Heemskerk (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Heemskerk
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
=about the same as Heemskerk (+2%)
Married
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (41%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemskerk (46%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,595.
Residents, 2026
1,595
-2% since 2021
Heemskerk +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,422 residents per km², this buurt is 4.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heemskerk.
Residents per km²6,422
Dwellings per km²4,116
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 34.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 1590
15 to 2580
25 to 45350
45 to 65320
65 to 80465
80 and over290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
40% of residents are married.
Never married550
Married635
Divorced180
Widowed235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,325
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
Outside Europe170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1310
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4490
Higher professional, university280
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2023
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heemskerk; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Heemskerk voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeemskerkThe Netherlands
D66
18.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.2%
16.7%
VVD
15.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.7%
12.8%
CDA
10.9%
11.8%
JA21
7.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
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 0.9 cars per household, 18% lower than in Heemskerk (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Heemskerk (21%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
36%
▲18 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Heemskerk (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heemskerk (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Heemskerk (+8 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
79%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (0%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
38%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
91%
▲54 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
36%
▲18 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (24%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Heemskerk (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heemskerk (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Heemskerk (+8 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
13%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
79%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heemskerk (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heemskerk (0%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
38%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
91%
▲54 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 130 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca130
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Heemskerk (2025).
Petrol78.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.8%
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 12% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▲ 1 percentage point above Heemskerk (21%)
+10 pp since 2021
Heemskerk +8 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, 895 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars895
Motorcycles65
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
79% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (13%).
Residential78.7%
Retail12.9%
Office2%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare2.1%
Industrial0.9%
Lodging0.5%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 1,312 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
6,422 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,422
NL 539▲ +1092% vs NL
Single-family dwellings9%
NL 63%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent38%
NL 14%▲ +171% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings91%
NL 37%▲ +146% vs NL
Social housing20%
NL 28%▼ −29% 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