The population is shrinking, while it grows in Heemstede. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heemstede, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €568,000, 16% lower than in Heemstede (€680,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 22%, against a rise of 24% in Heemstede. 58% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points less than in Heemstede (66%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▼16% lower than Heemstede (€680,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+22%
▼lower than Heemstede (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
58%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heemstede (66%)
Social housing
29%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heemstede (21%)
Private rent
12%
=about the same as Heemstede (12%)
Single-family dwellings
54%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heemstede (65%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Heemstede (16%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Heemstede (15%)
Built 1975–1991
25%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heemstede (15%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▼16% lower than Heemstede (€680,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+22%
▼lower than Heemstede (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
58%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heemstede (66%)
Social housing
29%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heemstede (21%)
Private rent
12%
=about the same as Heemstede (12%)
Single-family dwellings
54%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heemstede (65%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Heemstede (16%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Heemstede (15%)
Built 1975–1991
25%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heemstede (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 22% between 2021 and 2025, to €568,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€568,000▼ 16% below Heemstede
+22% since 2021
Heemstede +24%
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: ~€301 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€301/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
110 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €568,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€150NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€40€50
Waste levy€34€27
Sewage levy€28€22
Costs to set aside€151
Maintenance reserve€141–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heemstede's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 182nd 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 110 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €568,000.
Levies: Heemstede'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-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Heemstede-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: €568,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
568,000
1,921
–
Oude Dorp, Indische buurt en omgeving
538,000
2,090
–
Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode e.o.
799,000
920
–
Heemsteedse Dreef, Schildersbuurt e.o.
1,126,000
1,898
–
Van Merlenbuurt en Valkenburgerplein e.o
853,000
550
–
Schouwbroekerpolder
587,000
802
–
Rivierenbuurt
611,000
786
–
Kennemerduin en omgeving
621,000
702
–
Provincienbuurt
365,000
523
–
Geleerdenbuurt
554,000
1,003
–
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 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied58%
Social housing29%
Private rent12%
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
54% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes54%
Multi-family homes46%
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
60% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 38% in the municipality of Heemstede.
Before 194560.1%
1945-19642.5%
1965-19741%
1975-199125.1%
1992-20055.8%
2006-20154.2%
2016 and later1.3%
Explanation
Based on 1,943 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 Heemstede average.
In 2025, 51 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 31% higher than in Heemstede (39). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 10%, against a rise of 2% in Heemstede. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
51
▲31% higher than Heemstede (39)
Change since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Heemstede (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▼14% lower than Heemstede (4.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
51
▲31% higher than Heemstede (39)
Change since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Heemstede (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▼14% lower than Heemstede (4.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 51 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 39 in the municipality of Heemstede.
Centrum51
The municipality of Heemstede39
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': 29.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 21.9 in the municipality of Heemstede.
CentrumHeemstede
Theft and burglary29.8
Heemstede 21.9▲ +36% vs Heemstede
Traffic7.9
Heemstede 5.6▲ +41% vs Heemstede
Fraud and scams5.5
Heemstede 4.0▲ +38% vs Heemstede
Vandalism and public order4.4
Heemstede 3.7▲ +19% vs Heemstede
Violence and threats1.9
Heemstede 2.4▼ −21% vs Heemstede
Environmental0.5
Heemstede 0.3≈ Heemstede
Other and withheld0.5
Heemstede 0.7≈ Heemstede
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 23 traffic accidents, of which 9 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 Heemstede average; green space is below the Heemstede average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Heemstede. More adults report anxiety or depression (46% against 42%), more smoke (15% against 12%) and more feel lonely (44% against 41%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 96% of the area, against 52% in Heemstede.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heemstede (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Heemstede (23%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heemstede (42%)
Lonely
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heemstede (41%)
Smokes
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heemstede (12%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
=about the same as Heemstede (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
96%
▲44 percentage points higher than Heemstede (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Heemstede (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heemstede (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heemstede (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Heemstede (23%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heemstede (42%)
Lonely
44%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heemstede (41%)
Smokes
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heemstede (12%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
=about the same as Heemstede (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
96%
▲44 percentage points higher than Heemstede (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Heemstede (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heemstede (14%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Heemstede (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Heemstede
Good self-rated health
74.5%
77.4%
Smokes
14.6%
12.3%
Excessive drinking
7.3%
6.9%
Overweight
42.3%
41.7%
Lonely
44.5%
41.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.8%
42.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.7%
55.4%
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 23% in the municipality of Heemstede.
Traffic2.1%
Built-up95.7%
Water2.1%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
4
GP practices
–
2.9
Daycares
–
6
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 Heemstede.
Centrum has 3,670 inhabitants (2026), or 7,826 per km² (2.6 times as high as in Heemstede). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against no real change in Heemstede. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heemstede was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 29% 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
-1%
=about the same as Heemstede (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Heemstede
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Heemstede (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Heemstede (27%)
Never married
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heemstede (46%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemstede (74%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
55%
=about the same as Heemstede (55%)
D66, share of the vote
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
=about the same as Heemstede (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Heemstede
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Heemstede (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Heemstede (27%)
Never married
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heemstede (46%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemstede (74%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
55%
=about the same as Heemstede (55%)
D66, share of the vote
29%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 3,670.
Residents, 2026
3,670
-1% since 2021
Heemstede +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,826 residents per km², this buurt is 2.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heemstede.
Residents per km²7,826
Dwellings per km²4,087.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.3 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 15605
15 to 25285
25 to 45740
45 to 65990
65 to 80735
80 and over315
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married1,775
Married1,245
Divorced405
Widowed240
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,665
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)400
Outside Europe610
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
55% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1370
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4760
Higher professional, university1,360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heemstede; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Heemstede voted. The largest party was D66 with 29% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeemstedeThe Netherlands
D66
29.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
6.6%
16.7%
VVD
23.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.1%
12.8%
CDA
11%
11.8%
JA21
4.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
7.8%
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 Heemstede (1.1). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Heemstede (25%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heemstede (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
32%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heemstede (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemstede (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Heemstede (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heemstede (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Heemstede (+10 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heemstede (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heemstede (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemstede (87%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲43% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heemstede (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
32%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heemstede (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemstede (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than Heemstede (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heemstede (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▼lower than Heemstede (+10 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heemstede (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heemstede (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heemstede (87%)
Average WOZ value
€568,000
▲43% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Multi-family dwellings
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 230 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca165
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed40
Zakelijke dienstverlening230
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg135
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten70
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 25% in the municipality of Heemstede (2025).
Petrol79.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.1%
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 14% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 5 percentage points below Heemstede (25%)
+6 pp since 2021
Heemstede +9 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, 1,745 passenger cars and 80 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,745
Motorcycles80
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (8%).
Residential86%
Retail7.7%
Office0.8%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other4.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,259 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
7,826 residents per km²: 15 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,826
NL 539▲ +1352% vs NL
Average WOZ value€568,000
NL €398,000▲ +43% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings46%
NL 37%▲ +24% vs NL
Private rent12%
NL 14%▼ −14% vs NL
Single-family dwellings54%
NL 63%▼ −14% 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