Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Katwijk aan Zee · municipality Katwijk · Zuid-Holland

  • 587 homes
  • 1.135 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1965
  • avg. WOZ € 445.000

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
587
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1965
Average living area
103 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
583
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 55% 323
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 159
  • End-terrace house 11% 64
  • Semi-detached house 6% 34
  • Detached 1% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 7% 41
  • B 18% 103
  • C 34% 200
  • D 6% 33
  • E 16% 95
  • F 6% 33
  • G 10% 60
  • No label 4% 22

Building period

  • Built before 1945 23% 134
  • 1945–1969 25% 148
  • 1970–1989 35% 207
  • 1990–2009 14% 82
  • 2010 and later 2% 11
  • Unknown 1% 5

Residents

Residents
1.135
January 1, 2025
Households
560
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
46%
Households with children
25%
Population density
10.065
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 135
  • 15–25 years 11% 125
  • 25–45 years 28% 320
  • 45–65 years 23% 260
  • 65 years and older 26% 300

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 445.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
5% housing association
Single-family homes
41%
59% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.290 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
14%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 1% block
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
1,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.225 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
435 passenger cars
Company locations
255
of which 130 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)
50 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 587 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 73% 430
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 22% 131
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 26

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 73%
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
11,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
88% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
32%
municipality 45%

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
48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
99%
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
0%
municipality 66%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 47%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
41%
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
86
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
98
-28% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 30% 29
  • Winkeldiefstal 14% 14
  • Mishandeling 12% 12
  • Vernieling 10% 10
  • Openlijk geweld 5% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Bedreiging 1% 1
  • Straatroof 1% 1

Per year

  1. 632021
  2. 1152022
  3. 832023
  4. 1042024
  5. 1022025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,30
+0,20 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,17 very good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,03 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)
−1,3 mm per year
municipality −1,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,1%
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
€ 288.300
Net labour participation
77%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)