The population is growing faster than in Wageningen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Wageningen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Centrum is €368,000, 2% higher than in Wageningen (€362,000). Between 2018 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 67%, against a rise of 57% in Wageningen. 38% of the homes are owner-occupied, 5 percentage points less than in Wageningen (43%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€368,000
▲2% higher than Wageningen (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2018
+67%
▲higher than Wageningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wageningen (43%)
Social housing
29%
▼12 percentage points lower than Wageningen (41%)
Private rent
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Wageningen (17%)
Single-family dwellings
24%
▼23 percentage points lower than Wageningen (47%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼16 percentage points lower than Wageningen (19%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wageningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wageningen (10%)
Average WOZ value
€368,000
▲2% higher than Wageningen (€362,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2018
+67%
▲higher than Wageningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
38%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wageningen (43%)
Social housing
29%
▼12 percentage points lower than Wageningen (41%)
Private rent
33%
▲16 percentage points higher than Wageningen (17%)
Single-family dwellings
24%
▼23 percentage points lower than Wageningen (47%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼16 percentage points lower than Wageningen (19%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wageningen (13%)
Built 1992–2005
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wageningen (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 67% between 2018 and 2025, to €368,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€368,000▲ 2% above Wageningen
+67% since 2018
Wageningen +57%
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: ~€255 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€255/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
107 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €368,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€109NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€37€32
Waste levy€19€27
Sewage levy€11€22
Costs to set aside€146
Maintenance reserve€136–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Wageningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 15th 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 107 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €368,000.
Levies: Wageningen'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 6th-highest WOZ value of the 12 wijken in the municipality of Wageningen.
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: €368,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Centrum
368,000
1,631
–
Noordwest
378,000
2,077
–
Wageningen Universiteit
94,000
903
–
De Weiden en Boomgaarden
396,000
1,210
–
De Horsten
348,000
877
–
Kortenoord
324,000
2,226
–
De Buurt
292,000
3,768
–
Boven- en Benedenbuurt
358,000
2,519
–
Nude
272,000
1,517
–
Veluvia-Hamelakkers
538,000
1,253
–
Wageningen-Hoog
951,000
518
–
Buitengebied
607,000
541
–
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 38% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied38%
Social housing29%
Private rent33%
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
76% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes24%
Multi-family homes76%
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
36% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 12% in the municipality of Wageningen.
Before 194535.5%
1945-196412.4%
1965-19743%
1975-199116.8%
1992-200513.6%
2006-201511%
2016 and later7.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,658 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 Wageningen average.
In 2025, 69 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Centrum, 2.2 times as high as in Wageningen (32). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 50%, against a rise of 5% in Wageningen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
69
▲2.2 times as high as Wageningen (32)
Change since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Wageningen (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▼26% lower than Wageningen (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
69
▲2.2 times as high as Wageningen (32)
Change since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Wageningen (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.0
▼26% lower than Wageningen (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Centrum registered 69 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 32 in the municipality of Wageningen.
Centrum69
The municipality of Wageningen32
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': 43.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.2 in the municipality of Wageningen.
CentrumWageningen
Theft and burglary43.2
Wageningen 14.2▲ +204% vs Wageningen
Vandalism and public order8.2
Wageningen 4.6▲ +78% vs Wageningen
Traffic7.2
Wageningen 5.1▲ +41% vs Wageningen
Violence and threats5.8
Wageningen 2.8▲ +107% vs Wageningen
Other and withheld2.7
Wageningen 1.4▲ +93% vs Wageningen
Fraud and scams1.7
Wageningen 3.5▼ −51% vs Wageningen
Environmental0.0
Wageningen 0.1≈ Wageningen
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 13 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 above the Wageningen average; green space is below the Wageningen average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Centrum rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Wageningen. Fewer adults are overweight (31% against 40%) and fewer feel lonely (40% against 49%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (67% against 58%) and more drink excessively (12% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Centrum, covering 83% of the area, against 24% in Wageningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 8% of the area, 28 percentage points below the 36% in Wageningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wageningen (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼28 percentage points lower than Wageningen (36%)
More figures
Overweight
31%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wageningen (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
67%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wageningen (58%)
Lonely
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wageningen (49%)
Excessive drinking
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Wageningen (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲59 percentage points higher than Wageningen (24%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Wageningen (32%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Wageningen (30%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wageningen (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼28 percentage points lower than Wageningen (36%)
More figures
Overweight
31%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wageningen (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
67%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wageningen (58%)
Lonely
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Wageningen (49%)
Excessive drinking
12%
▲6 percentage points higher than Wageningen (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲59 percentage points higher than Wageningen (24%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Wageningen (32%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼30 percentage points lower than Wageningen (30%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Wageningen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Wageningen
Good self-rated health
80.4%
76.4%
Smokes
21%
16.3%
Excessive drinking
12.4%
6.1%
Overweight
30.7%
40%
Lonely
40.1%
48.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
55.6%
52.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
67.1%
58.3%
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
8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 36% in the municipality of Wageningen.
Traffic2.1%
Built-up83.3%
Recreation8.3%
Water6.2%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Wageningen average.
Centrum has 4,060 inhabitants (2026), or 8,860 per km² (6.3 times as high as in Wageningen). Between 2018 and 2026 the population rose 15%, against a rise of 11% in Wageningen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Wageningen was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 29% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2018
+15%
▲higher than Wageningen (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Wageningen
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+13%
▲higher than Wageningen (+11%)
Aged 15 to 25
37%
▲15 percentage points higher than Wageningen (22%)
Never married
74%
▲12 percentage points higher than Wageningen (62%)
Dutch origin
70%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wageningen (66%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wageningen (53%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
29%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2018
+15%
▲higher than Wageningen (+11%)
Turnout, municipality of Wageningen
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+13%
▲higher than Wageningen (+11%)
Aged 15 to 25
37%
▲15 percentage points higher than Wageningen (22%)
Never married
74%
▲12 percentage points higher than Wageningen (62%)
Dutch origin
70%
▲4 percentage points higher than Wageningen (66%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wageningen (53%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
29%
▲16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population grew 15% between 2018 and 2026, to 4,060.
Residents, 2026
4,060
+15% since 2018
Wageningen +11%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,860 residents per km², this wijk is 6.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Wageningen.
Residents per km²8,860
Dwellings per km²3,545.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.3 died per 1,000.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 15 and 25.
0 to 15175
15 to 251,485
25 to 451,210
45 to 65520
65 to 80445
80 and over230
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
74% of residents are never married.
Never married2,995
Married710
Divorced180
Widowed180
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
70% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,845
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)575
Outside Europe640
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
56% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1300
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,310
Higher professional, university2,040
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Wageningen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Wageningen voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 29% of the valid votes.
Municipality of WageningenThe Netherlands
D66
23.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
7.9%
16.7%
VVD
7.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
28.9%
12.8%
CDA
8.7%
11.8%
JA21
3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.1%
4.5%
BBB
0.9%
2.6%
Other
17.6%
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 0.4 cars per household, 33% lower than in Wageningen (0.6). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Wageningen (26%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than Wageningen (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wageningen (33%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wageningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼33% lower than Wageningen (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
=about the same as Wageningen (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2018
+7 pp
=about the same as Wageningen (+8 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wageningen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wageningen (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wageningen (1%)
Single-family dwellings
24%
▼39 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
33%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
76%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than Wageningen (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▼7 percentage points lower than Wageningen (33%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Wageningen (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.4
▼33% lower than Wageningen (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
=about the same as Wageningen (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2018
+7 pp
=about the same as Wageningen (+8 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
10%
▲9 percentage points higher than Wageningen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼5 percentage points lower than Wageningen (89%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Wageningen (1%)
Single-family dwellings
24%
▼39 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
33%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
76%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 205 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca205
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening175
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg110
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Wageningen (2025).
Petrol73.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.1%
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 19% to 26% between 2018 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%– about the same as Wageningen (26%)
+7 pp since 2018
Wageningen +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, 1,090 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,090
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (10%).
Residential83.7%
Retail10.2%
Office2%
Assembly3.9%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial0.2%
Lodging2.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 1,981 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
8,860 residents per km²: 16 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,860
NL 539▲ +1544% vs NL
Single-family dwellings24%
NL 63%▼ −62% vs NL
Private rent33%
NL 14%▲ +136% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings76%
NL 37%▲ +105% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings38%
NL 57%▼ −33% 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