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Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
Neighbourhood · Heerenveen
Living in Centrum
The population is growing faster than in Heerenveen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heerenveen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €224,000, 33% lower than in Heerenveen (€332,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 36%, against a rise of 35% in Heerenveen. 22% of the homes are owner-occupied, 38 percentage points less than in Heerenveen (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€224,000
▼33% lower than Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
=about the same as Heerenveen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼38 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
56%
▲28 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
22%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼49 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Built 1945–1964
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (12%)
Built 1992–2005
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (17%)
Average WOZ value
€224,000
▼33% lower than Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
=about the same as Heerenveen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼38 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
56%
▲28 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
22%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼49 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼16 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Built 1945–1964
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (12%)
Built 1992–2005
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 36% between 2021 and 2025, to €224,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€224,000▼ 33% below Heerenveen
+36% since 2021
Heerenveen +35%
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: ~€231 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€231/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
87 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €224,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€38–
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€25€27
Property tax (OZB)€22€20
Costs to set aside€119
Maintenance reserve€111–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heerenveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 221st 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 87 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €224,000.
Levies: Heerenveen'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 10 buurten in Heerenveen.
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: €224,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
224,000
2,215
–
Noord
295,000
1,902
–
Midden
242,000
2,079
–
Nijehaske
286,000
1,506
–
De Greiden
260,000
3,469
–
De Heide
597,000
630
–
De Akkers
278,000
1,443
–
Skoatterwald
458,000
1,938
–
Het meer
445,000
184
–
Nieuweschoot
319,000
84
–
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 56% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied22%
Social housing56%
Private rent22%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes26%
Multi-family homes74%
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
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Before 194514.7%
1945-196417.4%
1965-19741.4%
1975-199129%
1992-200521.7%
2006-20154.3%
2016 and later11.5%
Explanation
Based on 2,217 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 Heerenveen average.
In 2025, 163 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 4.9 times as high as in Heerenveen (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 23%, against a rise of 10% in Heerenveen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
163
▲4.9 times as high as Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
+23%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▲57% higher than Heerenveen (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
163
▲4.9 times as high as Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
+23%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.6
▲57% higher than Heerenveen (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 163 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Centrum163
The municipality of Heerenveen33
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': 94.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.1 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
CentrumHeerenveen
Theft and burglary94.3
Heerenveen 14.1▲ +569% vs Heerenveen
Violence and threats19.7
Heerenveen 3.7▲ +432% vs Heerenveen
Traffic16.9
Heerenveen 5.4▲ +213% vs Heerenveen
Vandalism and public order14.7
Heerenveen 3.8▲ +287% vs Heerenveen
Fraud and scams9.2
Heerenveen 4.9▲ +88% vs Heerenveen
Other and withheld8.0
Heerenveen 1.2▲ +567% vs Heerenveen
Environmental0.0
Heerenveen 0.1≈ Heerenveen
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 17 traffic accidents, of which 6 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 Heerenveen average; green space is below the Heerenveen average.
An estimated 63% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points less than in Heerenveen. More adults feel lonely (56% against 45%), more report anxiety or depression (52% against 41%) and more smoke (24% against 16%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 81% of the area, against 8% in Heerenveen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 10% in Heerenveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
63%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (41%)
Smokes
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼73 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (73%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲73 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (8%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
63%
▼11 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
56%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (41%)
Smokes
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (16%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼73 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (73%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲73 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (8%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Health
An estimated 63% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Heerenveen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Heerenveen
Good self-rated health
63.1%
74.2%
Smokes
23.8%
16.5%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.6%
Overweight
52.6%
51.6%
Lonely
56.5%
45%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.6%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.5%
50.2%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Traffic7.4%
Built-up81.5%
Recreation7.4%
Water3.7%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
4.8
GP practices
–
1.2
Daycares
–
4.1
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 Heerenveen average.
Centrum has 3,250 inhabitants (2026), or 4,166 per km² (15.2 times as high as in Heerenveen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 9%, against a rise of 3% in Heerenveen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heerenveen was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 16% 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
+9%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+11%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (22%)
Never married
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (47%)
Dutch origin
74%
▼10 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+9%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+11%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (22%)
Never married
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (47%)
Dutch origin
74%
▼10 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 9% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,250.
Residents, 2026
3,250
+9% since 2021
Heerenveen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,166 residents per km², this buurt is 15 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heerenveen.
Residents per km²4,166
Dwellings per km²2,839.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15225
15 to 25330
25 to 45910
45 to 65810
65 to 80610
80 and over370
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married1,670
Married835
Divorced480
Widowed265
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
74% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,420
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)225
Outside Europe605
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1740
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,150
Higher professional, university510
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heerenveen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Heerenveen voted. The largest party was D66 with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeerenveenThe Netherlands
D66
16.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
14.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.6%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.3%
4.5%
BBB
4.3%
2.6%
Other
11.6%
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 0.7 cars per household, 42% lower than in Heerenveen (1.2). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Heerenveen (29%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
32%
▲15 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼42% lower than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Heerenveen (+1 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
79%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (6%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
56%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
32%
▲15 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (18%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼42% lower than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Heerenveen (+1 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
79%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (6%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
26%
▼37 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
56%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 205 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca205
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed35
Zakelijke dienstverlening150
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg85
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten85
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 29% in the municipality of Heerenveen (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 21% to 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 7 percentage points below Heerenveen (29%)
+1 pp since 2021
Heerenveen +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, 1,465 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,465
Motorcycles105
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 (8%).
Residential78.7%
Retail7.8%
Office4.5%
Assembly2.6%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other6.1%
Explanation
Based on 2,818 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
4,166 residents per km²: 7.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,166
NL 539▲ +673% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings22%
NL 57%▼ −61% vs NL
Single-family dwellings26%
NL 63%▼ −59% vs NL
Social housing56%
NL 28%▲ +100% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings74%
NL 37%▲ +100% 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