The population is growing faster than in Hoogeveen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Hoogeveen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €238,000, 17% lower than in Hoogeveen (€286,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 34%, against a rise of 42% in Hoogeveen. 38% of the homes are owner-occupied, 24 percentage points less than in Hoogeveen (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€238,000
▼17% lower than Hoogeveen (€286,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Hoogeveen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼24 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (62%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (28%)
Private rent
39%
▲29 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (10%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼69 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (74%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼19 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (23%)
Built 2016 and later
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (17%)
Average WOZ value
€238,000
▼17% lower than Hoogeveen (€286,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+34%
▼lower than Hoogeveen (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼24 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (62%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (28%)
Private rent
39%
▲29 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (10%)
Single-family dwellings
5%
▼69 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (74%)
Built 1965–1974
4%
▼19 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (23%)
Built 2016 and later
20%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 34% between 2021 and 2025, to €238,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€238,000▼ 17% below Hoogeveen
+34% since 2021
Hoogeveen +42%
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: ~€229 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€229/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
92 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €238,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€104NL median
Water board levy€38–
Property tax (OZB)€27€21
Waste levy€21€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€125
Maintenance reserve€117–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hoogeveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 97th 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, €238,000.
Levies: Hoogeveen'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 5th-highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Hoogeveen.
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: €238,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
238,000
1,035
–
Noord
274,000
940
–
Bentinckspark
329,000
211
–
Krakeel
232,000
2,257
–
Wolfsbos
216,000
2,052
–
Zuid
218,000
3,254
–
Venesluis
252,000
1,049
–
West
265,000
1,169
–
Oost
217,000
1,340
–
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 39% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied38%
Social housing22%
Private rent39%
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
95% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes5%
Multi-family homes95%
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
30% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the municipality of Hoogeveen.
Before 194512.1%
1945-19645.6%
1965-19744.2%
1975-199130.3%
1992-200523%
2006-20155.2%
2016 and later19.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,062 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 Hoogeveen average.
In 2025, 128 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 3.5 times as high as in Hoogeveen (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 9%, against a fall of 1% in Hoogeveen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
128
▲3.5 times as high as Hoogeveen (37)
Change since 2021
+9%
▲higher than Hoogeveen (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼24% lower than Hoogeveen (3.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
128
▲3.5 times as high as Hoogeveen (37)
Change since 2021
+9%
▲higher than Hoogeveen (-1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.9
▼24% lower than Hoogeveen (3.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 128 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Hoogeveen.
Centrum128
The municipality of Hoogeveen37
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': 71.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.6 in the municipality of Hoogeveen.
CentrumHoogeveen
Theft and burglary71.6
Hoogeveen 12.6▲ +468% vs Hoogeveen
Violence and threats26.0
Hoogeveen 4.5▲ +478% vs Hoogeveen
Traffic12.6
Hoogeveen 8.5▲ +48% vs Hoogeveen
Vandalism and public order10.5
Hoogeveen 5.7▲ +84% vs Hoogeveen
Fraud and scams3.5
Hoogeveen 4.0▼ −12% vs Hoogeveen
Other and withheld3.5
Hoogeveen 1.2▲ +192% vs Hoogeveen
Environmental0.7
Hoogeveen 0.2≈ Hoogeveen
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 11 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 Hoogeveen average; green space is below the Hoogeveen average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points less than in Hoogeveen. More adults feel lonely (55% against 46%) and more report anxiety or depression (50% against 43%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (37% against 46%) and fewer are overweight (53% against 57%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 88% of the area, against 12% in Hoogeveen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 14% in Hoogeveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (14%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼9 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (46%)
Lonely
55%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (43%)
Overweight
53%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲76 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼67 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (67%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (14%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼9 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (46%)
Lonely
55%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (43%)
Overweight
53%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (57%)
Built-up, share of the area
88%
▲76 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼67 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (67%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (11%)
Health
An estimated 66% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Hoogeveen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hoogeveen
Good self-rated health
66.5%
72.4%
Smokes
19.8%
18.3%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
5.9%
Overweight
53.1%
57.2%
Lonely
54.9%
46.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.8%
43.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
37.2%
46.5%
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
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 14% in the municipality of Hoogeveen.
Traffic2.9%
Built-up88.2%
Recreation8.8%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.8
GP practices
–
4.2
Daycares
–
4.5
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 Hoogeveen average.
Centrum has 1,455 inhabitants (2026), or 4,334 per km² (9.7 times as high as in Hoogeveen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 11%, against a rise of 2% in Hoogeveen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hoogeveen was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% 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
+11%
▲higher than Hoogeveen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Hoogeveen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Hoogeveen (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (24%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoogeveen (46%)
Dutch origin
77%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+11%
▲higher than Hoogeveen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Hoogeveen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Hoogeveen (+2%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (24%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoogeveen (46%)
Dutch origin
77%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 11% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,455.
Residents, 2026
1,455
+11% since 2021
Hoogeveen +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,334 residents per km², this buurt is 9.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Hoogeveen.
Residents per km²4,334
Dwellings per km²3,044.1
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; 21.1 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 25 and 45.
0 to 1540
15 to 25130
25 to 45395
45 to 65305
65 to 80330
80 and over250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married650
Married420
Divorced175
Widowed215
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
77% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,125
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)160
Outside Europe175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1380
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4430
Higher professional, university200
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hoogeveen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Hoogeveen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HoogeveenThe Netherlands
D66
9.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.3%
16.7%
VVD
11.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.2%
12.8%
CDA
16.1%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
8.5%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
12%
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 0.8 cars per household, 33% lower than in Hoogeveen (1.2). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Hoogeveen (24%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
45%
▲21 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼13 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼33% lower than Hoogeveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoogeveen (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Hoogeveen (0 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
14%
▲12 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
75%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (6%)
Residents per km²
4,334
▲8.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
39%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
95%
▲58 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
45%
▲21 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼13 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼33% lower than Hoogeveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hoogeveen (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Hoogeveen (0 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
14%
▲12 percentage points higher than Hoogeveen (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
75%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hoogeveen (6%)
Residents per km²
4,334
▲8.0 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
39%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
95%
▲58 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 180 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca180
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Hoogeveen (2025).
Petrol76.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.1%
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 21% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 1 percentage point below Hoogeveen (24%)
+2 pp since 2021
Hoogeveen +1 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, 800 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars800
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
75% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (14%).
Residential74.8%
Retail14.4%
Office3.3%
Assembly3.9%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.1%
Other3.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,419 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
5% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings5%
NL 63%▼ −92% vs NL
Residents per km²4,334
NL 539▲ +704% vs NL
Private rent39%
NL 14%▲ +179% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings95%
NL 37%▲ +157% vs NL
Average WOZ value€238,000
NL €398,000▼ −40% 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) 2025