Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Binnenstad · municipality Helmond · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.368 homes
  • 3.345 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1987
  • avg. WOZ € 207.000

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
2.368
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1987
Average living area
79 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.147
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 88% 2.089
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 193
  • End-terrace house 3% 68
  • Semi-detached house 0% 11
  • Detached 0% 7

Energy label

  • A or better 39% 913
  • B 12% 279
  • C 21% 506
  • D 14% 321
  • E 1% 34
  • F 1% 17
  • G 3% 73
  • No label 10% 225

Building period

  • Built before 1945 9% 220
  • 1945–1969 5% 108
  • 1970–1989 40% 955
  • 1990–2009 18% 438
  • 2010 and later 27% 636
  • Unknown 0% 11

Residents

Residents
3.345
January 1, 2025
Households
2.005
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
66%
Households with children
10%
Population density
6.084
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 195
  • 15–25 years 11% 370
  • 25–45 years 31% 1.050
  • 45–65 years 20% 680
  • 65 years and older 32% 1.060

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 207.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
15%
Rental homes
85%
41% housing association
Single-family homes
11%
89% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
11%
New build in the year
130
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
1.980 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
530 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
18%
Mainly electrically heated
19%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
53% central heating, 34% block, 1% district heating, 7% 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
300 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,1 km
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.096 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
1.172 passenger cars
Company locations
450
of which 205 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
34%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 6%
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
17%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 2.368 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 45% 1.060
  • 56–60 dB: busy 38% 904
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 361
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 43

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 2%
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
13,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
50% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
21%
municipality 43%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
46%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 93%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
157
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
525
-5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
6,3
15 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 85
  • Winkeldiefstal 10% 52
  • Mishandeling 8% 42
  • Vernieling 8% 40
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 19
  • Woninginbraak 3% 15
  • Openlijk geweld 3% 14
  • Bedreiging 3% 14

Per year

  1. 5562021
  2. 7172022
  3. 7722023
  4. 5742024
  5. 5652025

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
3,93
−0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,09 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,15 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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,6 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
€ 30.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 33.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 7.000
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
8%
share of people (nationally 20%)