Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Nijkerk-stad · municipality Nijkerk · Gelderland

  • 515 homes
  • 915 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1944
  • avg. WOZ € 357.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Centrum

Homes
515
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1944
Average living area
106 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
512
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 66% 341
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 75
  • End-terrace house 8% 40
  • Semi-detached house 6% 32
  • Detached 5% 27

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 110
  • B 24% 126
  • C 12% 64
  • D 4% 20
  • E 5% 24
  • F 6% 33
  • G 12% 62
  • No label 15% 76

Building period

  • Built before 1945 39% 199
  • 1945–1969 13% 69
  • 1970–1989 9% 46
  • 1990–2009 31% 160
  • 2010 and later 8% 41

Residents

Residents
915
January 1, 2025
Households
535
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
55%
Households with children
17%
Population density
5.114
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 80
  • 15–25 years 11% 100
  • 25–45 years 38% 345
  • 45–65 years 20% 185
  • 65 years and older 22% 205

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 357.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
44%
Rental homes
56%
12% housing association
Single-family homes
24%
76% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
10%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.220 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
850 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 5% block
2022
Geothermal potential
30-50%kans >5MWth
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.982 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
390 passenger cars
Company locations
295
of which 125 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 515 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 28% 144
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 266
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 100
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
17%
municipality 63%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,5 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
37%
municipality 60%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 19%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
89%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
36%
municipality 11%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
86
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
79
-25% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
1 burglary
Municipality
24
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 14% 11
  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 10
  • Vernieling 13% 10
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 5
  • Openlijk geweld 4% 3
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 812021
  2. 892022
  3. 922023
  4. 862024
  5. 882025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,18

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,04 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 39.200
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)