Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Stad binnen de Linie-Oost · municipality Den Helder · Noord-Holland

  • 1.093 homes
  • 1.450 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1969
  • avg. WOZ € 191.000

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
1.093
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1969
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
980
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 71% 775
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 227
  • End-terrace house 5% 60
  • Detached 2% 21
  • Semi-detached house 1% 10

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 264
  • B 15% 167
  • C 18% 195
  • D 6% 69
  • E 10% 106
  • F 8% 91
  • G 6% 71
  • No label 12% 130

Building period

  • Built before 1945 23% 249
  • 1945–1969 20% 221
  • 1970–1989 24% 266
  • 1990–2009 14% 154
  • 2010 and later 19% 203

Residents

Residents
1.450
January 1, 2025
Households
885
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
61%
Households with children
16%
Population density
7.432
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 120
  • 15–25 years 8% 120
  • 25–45 years 26% 370
  • 45–65 years 28% 400
  • 65 years and older 30% 435

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 191.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
42%
Rental homes
58%
35% housing association
Single-family homes
29%
71% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
9%
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
1.820 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
140 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
700 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
12%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
88% central heating, 4% block, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.837 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
522 passenger cars
Company locations
280
of which 115 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)
49 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
15%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.093 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 28% 305
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 449
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 203
  • 56–60 dB: busy 11% 123
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 13

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 93%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
92%
Of which more than 2 m water
19%
Maximum water depth
2,1 m
average 1,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,4 µg/m³
6% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
6,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,5 µg/m³
6% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
21%
municipality 47%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
89%
municipality 97%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
87%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
63%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
28%
municipality 7%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 28%

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
203
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
294
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,6
5 burglaries
Municipality
53
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 23% 67
  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 48
  • Vernieling 10% 28
  • Mishandeling 7% 22
  • Woninginbraak 2% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 5
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 3
  • Bedreiging 1% 3

Per year

  1. 2442021
  2. 2852022
  3. 3792023
  4. 4092024
  5. 2942025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,90
−0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,03

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,17 more than insufficient

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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 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
€ 22.900
Net labour participation
63%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)