The population is growing faster than in Helmond. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Helmond, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €246,000, 29% lower than in Helmond (€345,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, against a rise of 41% in Helmond. 18% of the homes are owner-occupied, 36 percentage points less than in Helmond (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€246,000
▼29% lower than Helmond (€345,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+65%
▲higher than Helmond (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
18%
▼36 percentage points lower than Helmond (54%)
Social housing
38%
▲2 percentage points higher than Helmond (36%)
Private rent
43%
▲33 percentage points higher than Helmond (10%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼61 percentage points lower than Helmond (72%)
Built 2016 and later
19%
▲10 percentage points higher than Helmond (9%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (14%)
Built 1992–2005
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Helmond (21%)
Average WOZ value
€246,000
▼29% lower than Helmond (€345,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+65%
▲higher than Helmond (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
18%
▼36 percentage points lower than Helmond (54%)
Social housing
38%
▲2 percentage points higher than Helmond (36%)
Private rent
43%
▲33 percentage points higher than Helmond (10%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼61 percentage points lower than Helmond (72%)
Built 2016 and later
19%
▲10 percentage points higher than Helmond (9%)
Built 1945–1964
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (14%)
Built 1992–2005
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Helmond (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2021 and 2025, to €246,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€246,000▼ 29% below Helmond
+65% since 2021
Helmond +41%
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: ~€220 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€220/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
82 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €246,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€108NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€27€22
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€16€22
Costs to set aside€112
Maintenance reserve€105–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Helmond's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 135th 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 82 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €246,000.
Levies: Helmond'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 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 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: €246,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
246,000
2,280
–
Leonardus
224,000
1,134
–
Heipoort
274,000
1,749
–
Stationsgebied
227,000
784
–
Vossenberg
269,000
1,493
–
Annabuurt en Suytkade
279,000
1,151
–
Steenweg en omgeving
411,000
697
–
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 43% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied18%
Social housing38%
Private rent43%
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
89% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes11%
Multi-family homes89%
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
37% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Helmond.
Before 194510.3%
1945-19644.6%
1965-197410.2%
1975-199137.1%
1992-200513.3%
2006-20155.5%
2016 and later19%
Explanation
Based on 2,315 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 Helmond average.
In 2025, 169 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 3.7 times as high as in Helmond (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 25%, against a fall of 12% in Helmond. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
169
▲3.7 times as high as Helmond (46)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Helmond (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▼7% lower than Helmond (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
169
▲3.7 times as high as Helmond (46)
Change since 2021
-25%
▼lower than Helmond (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▼7% lower than Helmond (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 169 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Helmond.
Centrum169
The municipality of Helmond46
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': 83.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.9 in the municipality of Helmond.
CentrumHelmond
Theft and burglary83.7
Helmond 16.9▲ +395% vs Helmond
Traffic30.5
Helmond 9.3▲ +228% vs Helmond
Violence and threats22.1
Helmond 5.7▲ +288% vs Helmond
Vandalism and public order15.5
Helmond 6.0▲ +158% vs Helmond
Fraud and scams8.4
Helmond 5.4▲ +56% vs Helmond
Other and withheld8.4
Helmond 2.6▲ +223% vs Helmond
Environmental0.3
Helmond 0.3≈ Helmond
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 28 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 Helmond average; green space is below the Helmond average.
An estimated 60% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points less than in Helmond. More adults feel lonely (61% against 51%), more report anxiety or depression (57% against 49%) and more smoke (23% against 18%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (37% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 79% of the area, against 40% in Helmond. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 21 percentage points below the 25% in Helmond.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼21 percentage points lower than Helmond (25%)
More figures
Lonely
61%
▲10 percentage points higher than Helmond (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼8 percentage points lower than Helmond (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲8 percentage points higher than Helmond (49%)
Smokes
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Helmond (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
79%
▲39 percentage points higher than Helmond (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Helmond (26%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Helmond (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
60%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼21 percentage points lower than Helmond (25%)
More figures
Lonely
61%
▲10 percentage points higher than Helmond (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼8 percentage points lower than Helmond (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
57%
▲8 percentage points higher than Helmond (49%)
Smokes
23%
▲5 percentage points higher than Helmond (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
79%
▲39 percentage points higher than Helmond (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Helmond (26%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Helmond (18%)
Health
An estimated 60% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Helmond (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Helmond
Good self-rated health
60.3%
69.1%
Smokes
23.1%
18.4%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.3%
Overweight
55.8%
55.6%
Lonely
61.2%
50.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.3%
49.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
36.6%
45.2%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of Helmond.
Traffic7.5%
Built-up79.2%
Other built-up5.7%
Recreation3.8%
Water3.8%
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
400 m
–
Primary school
1,100 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
6.4
GP practices
–
2.8
Daycares
–
1.7
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 Helmond average.
Centrum has 3,440 inhabitants (2026), or 6,889 per km² (3.8 times as high as in Helmond). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 39%, against a rise of 5% in Helmond. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Helmond 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: 25% 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
+39%
▲higher than Helmond (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Helmond
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+27%
▲higher than Helmond (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Helmond (27%)
Never married
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Helmond (49%)
Dutch origin
57%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
▲1 percentage point higher than Helmond (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Helmond (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Helmond
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+27%
▲higher than Helmond (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲6 percentage points higher than Helmond (27%)
Never married
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Helmond (49%)
Dutch origin
57%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
42%
▲1 percentage point higher than Helmond (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 39% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,440.
Residents, 2026
3,440
+39% since 2021
Helmond +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,889 residents per km², this buurt is 3.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Helmond.
Residents per km²6,889
Dwellings per km²4,560
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 28.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15210
15 to 25350
25 to 451,125
45 to 65680
65 to 80640
80 and over435
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married1,710
Married880
Divorced465
Widowed375
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
57% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,950
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)635
Outside Europe850
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1900
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,010
Higher professional, university490
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Helmond; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Helmond voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 25% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HelmondThe Netherlands
D66
15.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.9%
16.7%
VVD
15.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.4%
12.8%
CDA
10%
11.8%
JA21
6.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
11.7%
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 has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 45% lower than in Helmond (1.1). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Helmond (21%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
40%
▲21 percentage points higher than Helmond (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Helmond (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼45% lower than Helmond (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Helmond (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Helmond (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
9%
▲7 percentage points higher than Helmond (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Helmond (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼3 percentage points lower than Helmond (89%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼52 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
18%
▼39 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
43%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
40%
▲21 percentage points higher than Helmond (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Helmond (20%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼7 percentage points lower than Helmond (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼45% lower than Helmond (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Helmond (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Helmond (+6 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
9%
▲7 percentage points higher than Helmond (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Helmond (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼3 percentage points lower than Helmond (89%)
Single-family dwellings
11%
▼52 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
18%
▼39 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
43%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 200 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca200
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening80
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Helmond (2025).
Petrol82.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.1%
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 11% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 4 percentage points below Helmond (21%)
+6 pp since 2021
Helmond +6 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, 1,405 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,405
Motorcycles55
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 (9%).
Residential86.1%
Retail8.9%
Office1.7%
Assembly3.3%
Healthcare3%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other1.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,688 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
6,889 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,889
NL 539▲ +1178% vs NL
Single-family dwellings11%
NL 63%▼ −82% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings18%
NL 57%▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent43%
NL 14%▲ +207% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings89%
NL 37%▲ +141% 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