Neighbourhood Centrum-Midden

Neighbourhood in the district of Stadscentrum · municipality Zoetermeer · Zuid-Holland

  • 426 homes
  • 660 residents
  • avg. year built 1990

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Centrum-Midden

Homes
426
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1990
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
468
2025

Home type

  • Flat 100% 426

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 91
  • B 20% 85
  • C 55% 236
  • D 3% 14

Construction period

  • 1970–1989 67% 286
  • 1990–2009 33% 140

Residents

Residents
660
1 January 2025

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 9% 60
  • 15–25 years 5% 35
  • 25–45 years 35% 235
  • 45–65 years 21% 140
  • 65 years and over 29% 195

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
55 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
48%
municipality 29%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
11%
municipality 9%

Noise levels at the 426 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 17
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 55% 235
  • 56–60 dB: busy 33% 140
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 7% 31
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 3

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
59%
municipality 97%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
38%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
20%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
an average of 1,2 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
16,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Bright
municipality: bright
Green space within 500 m
47%
municipality 61%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
38–40 °C
severe heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
33%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
65%
municipality 79%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality 22%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
8%
municipality 12%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
506
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
334
+14% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
44
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 23% 78
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 37
  • Vernieling 6% 20
  • Bedreiging 4% 15
  • Mishandeling 4% 14
  • Drugshandel 2% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 2
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 2

By year

  1. 2652021
  2. 3182022
  3. 3352023
  4. 3272024
  5. 3182025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
10,6%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.