Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Hilversum · Noord-Holland

  • 2.433 homes
  • 3.880 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 388.000

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
2.433
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
85 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.032
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 83% 2.010
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 210
  • End-terrace house 4% 98
  • Semi-detached house 3% 80
  • Detached 1% 35

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 762
  • B 15% 375
  • C 13% 328
  • D 5% 130
  • E 5% 130
  • F 4% 94
  • G 12% 299
  • No label 13% 315

Building period

  • Built before 1945 33% 807
  • 1945–1969 5% 127
  • 1970–1989 11% 277
  • 1990–2009 24% 587
  • 2010 and later 25% 611
  • Unknown 1% 24

Residents

Residents
3.880
January 1, 2025
Households
2.170
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
57%
Households with children
18%
Population density
9.458
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 450
  • 15–25 years 11% 415
  • 25–45 years 43% 1.670
  • 45–65 years 22% 845
  • 65 years and older 13% 495

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 388.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
35%
Rental homes
65%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
18%
82% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
105
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
2.130 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
130 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
760 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
8%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
79% central heating, 6% block, 2% district heating
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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
23
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.112 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
1.065 passenger cars
Company locations
1.025
of which 305 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)
57 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
55%
municipality 23%
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
41%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 2.433 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 16% 380
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 665
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 421
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 36% 876
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 91

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 6%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
24%
municipality 48%

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)
93%
municipality 85%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
74%
municipality 76%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
municipality 9%
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
256
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
993
+10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
6 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 20% 203
  • Winkeldiefstal 8% 76
  • Mishandeling 4% 42
  • Bedreiging 4% 40
  • Vernieling 4% 37
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 21
  • Drugshandel 2% 18
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 10

Per year

  1. 6262021
  2. 7772022
  3. 7942023
  4. 9142024
  5. 8902025

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
4,15
+0,05 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 −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,23 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 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 −0,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 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

Avg. income per resident
€ 42.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 50.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 22.800
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)