Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Westpolder · municipality Papendrecht · Zuid-Holland

  • 576 homes
  • 985 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1991
  • avg. WOZ € 289.000

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
576
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1991
Average living area
94 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
673
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 81% 468
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 51
  • Detached 4% 22
  • End-terrace house 3% 19
  • Semi-detached house 3% 16

Energy label

  • A or better 56% 322
  • B 7% 41
  • C 20% 116
  • D 4% 23
  • E 4% 23
  • F 1% 7
  • G 3% 18
  • No label 5% 26

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 45
  • 1945–1969 1% 3
  • 1970–1989 44% 255
  • 1990–2009 30% 170
  • 2010 and later 18% 103

Residents

Residents
985
January 1, 2025
Households
560
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
11%
Population density
7.038
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 5% 45
  • 15–25 years 8% 75
  • 25–45 years 14% 135
  • 45–65 years 21% 205
  • 65 years and older 54% 530

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 289.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
45%
Rental homes
55%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
16%
84% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
Unoccupied properties
14%
New build in the year
1
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
1.900 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
240 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
820 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
10%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heat network in development
Centrum, Kruiswiel, Westpolder
Realisatiefase, MT-net met LT-bron, expected Loopt gestaa
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
67% central heating, 24% block, 7% district heating, 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
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
300 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.303 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
408 passenger cars
Company locations
210
of which 85 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
29%
municipality 32%
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
3%
municipality 14%

Noise level of the 576 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 41% 237
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 175
  • 56–60 dB: busy 28% 162
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
99%
municipality 89%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
90%
Of which more than 2 m water
60%
Maximum water depth
4,4 m
average 2,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 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
44%
municipality 54%

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)
91%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 85%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
42%
municipality 28%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 6%
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
80
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
79
+41% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,5
2 burglaries
Municipality
35
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 25% 20
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 7
  • Mishandeling 4% 3
  • Vernieling 4% 3
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1

Per year

  1. 582021
  2. 652022
  3. 592023
  4. 602024
  5. 532025

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
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,10

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 +0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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)
−4,1 mm per year
municipality −2,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−3,1 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 0,1%
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
€ 132.400
Net labour participation
64%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)