Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Binnenstad · municipality Delft · Zuid-Holland

  • 1.338 homes
  • 2.665 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1828
  • avg. WOZ € 389.000

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
1.338
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1828
Average living area
87 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.345
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 75% 1.004
  • Mid-terrace house 20% 271
  • End-terrace house 4% 48
  • Detached 1% 8
  • Semi-detached house 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 7% 97
  • B 6% 81
  • C 18% 244
  • D 8% 105
  • E 5% 66
  • F 9% 116
  • G 38% 511
  • No label 9% 118

Building period

  • Built before 1945 72% 967
  • 1945–1969 1% 20
  • 1970–1989 20% 269
  • 1990–2009 1% 17
  • 2010 and later 0% 1
  • Unknown 5% 64

Residents

Residents
2.665
January 1, 2025
Households
2.110
avg. 1,3 people
One-person households
80%
Households with children
5%
Population density
14.553
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 3% 90
  • 15–25 years 37% 990
  • 25–45 years 39% 1.040
  • 45–65 years 12% 325
  • 65 years and older 8% 220

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 389.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
19%
Rental homes
80%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
16%
84% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
12%
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
2.170 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
90 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
6%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
65% central heating, 13% block, 1% 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.279 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,2
382 passenger cars
Company locations
750
of which 330 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)
55 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
37%
municipality 34%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 1.338 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 3% 35
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 55% 731
  • 56–60 dB: busy 38% 514
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 58

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 44%
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
19,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
27%
municipality 50%

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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
72%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
65%
municipality 89%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 40%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
20%
municipality 11%
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
154
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
409
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,7
1 burglary
Municipality
57
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 35% 144
  • Mishandeling 7% 30
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 24
  • Vernieling 4% 17
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 8
  • Drugshandel 1% 5
  • Bedreiging 1% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 0% 2

Per year

  1. 2982021
  2. 3632022
  3. 3132023
  4. 4342024
  5. 4142025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,23
+0,13 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,06
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

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 +0,25 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,09 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)
−1,4 mm per year
municipality −1,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,9 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,2%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
3,9%
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
€ 34.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 5.300
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)