Neighbourhood Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Oosterhout-Centrum · municipality Oosterhout · Noord-Brabant

  • 3.438 homes
  • 5.670 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1975
  • avg. WOZ € 308.000

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
3.438
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1975
Average living area
102 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
3.460
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 59% 2.044
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 709
  • End-terrace house 9% 316
  • Semi-detached house 6% 216
  • Detached 4% 153

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 849
  • B 16% 545
  • C 28% 947
  • D 6% 196
  • E 5% 185
  • F 6% 197
  • G 10% 328
  • No label 6% 191

Building period

  • Built before 1945 19% 661
  • 1945–1969 5% 181
  • 1970–1989 38% 1.297
  • 1990–2009 22% 750
  • 2010 and later 16% 542
  • Unknown 0% 7

Residents

Residents
5.670
January 1, 2025
Households
3.260
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
17%
Population density
5.983
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 440
  • 15–25 years 7% 420
  • 25–45 years 22% 1.240
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.370
  • 65 years and older 39% 2.205

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 308.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Rental homes
48%
33% housing association
Single-family homes
38%
62% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
77
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
2.090 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
300 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
700 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
9%
District heating
6%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heat network
5%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
83% central heating, 8% block, 5% district heating
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
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.571 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
2.673 passenger cars
Company locations
1.010
of which 310 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)
54 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 20%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
12%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 3.438 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 27% 915
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 41% 1.426
  • 56–60 dB: busy 24% 836
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 260
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 27%
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
12,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
29%
municipality 46%

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)
95%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 84%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 75%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 5%
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
60
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
339
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
8 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 16% 53
  • Fietsdiefstal 15% 52
  • Vernieling 9% 31
  • Mishandeling 7% 25
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 16
  • Woninginbraak 2% 8
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 7
  • Drugshandel 1% 5

Per year

  1. 3382021
  2. 3872022
  3. 3522023
  4. 3442024
  5. 3422025

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
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 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)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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
€ 34.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 105.900
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
15,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)