Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Vlaardingen · Zuid-Holland

  • 3.585 homes
  • 6.505 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1953
  • avg. WOZ € 254.000

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
3.585
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1953
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.600
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 72% 2.569
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 796
  • End-terrace house 5% 177
  • Semi-detached house 1% 31
  • Detached 0% 12

Energy label

  • A or better 19% 669
  • B 17% 612
  • C 16% 583
  • D 13% 457
  • E 10% 354
  • F 9% 308
  • G 15% 526
  • No label 2% 76

Building period

  • Built before 1945 48% 1.723
  • 1945–1969 17% 615
  • 1970–1989 17% 610
  • 1990–2009 13% 472
  • 2010 and later 5% 162
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
6.505
January 1, 2025
Households
3.560
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
50%
Households with children
25%
Population density
12.616
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 795
  • 15–25 years 11% 710
  • 25–45 years 31% 2.030
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.740
  • 65 years and older 19% 1.230

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 254.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
47%
Rental homes
53%
35% housing association
Single-family homes
26%
74% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.020 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
160 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
13%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 6% 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
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.925 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
2.541 passenger cars
Company locations
990
of which 245 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 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
39%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
23%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 3.585 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 40% 1.446
  • 56–60 dB: busy 37% 1.337
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 21% 763
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 39

Flooding

Homes that may flood
83%
municipality 94%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
73%
Of which more than 2 m water
44%
Maximum water depth
3,4 m
average 1,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
32%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
90%
municipality 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
68%
municipality 21%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
30%
municipality 13%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
90
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
585
+36% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
6 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 66
  • Vernieling 10% 57
  • Mishandeling 6% 38
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 36
  • Bedreiging 4% 25
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 14
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 7
  • Woninginbraak 1% 6

Per year

  1. 4472021
  2. 5462022
  3. 4682023
  4. 3952024
  5. 4672025

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
3,94
−0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
Sufficient
score 3,98

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,14 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,19 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)
−2,2 mm per year
municipality −3,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
2,9%
laag, municipality 0,7%
Pile rot in 2050
3,3%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,3%
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
€ 32.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 34.700
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)