Neighbourhood Centrum Oost

Neighbourhood in district Houten Noord-Oost · municipality Houten · Utrecht

  • 804 homes
  • 1.420 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1989
  • avg. WOZ € 306.000

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 Oost

Homes
804
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1989
Average living area
75 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
802
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 81% 651
  • Mid-terrace house 15% 120
  • End-terrace house 4% 33

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 228
  • B 7% 58
  • C 60% 484
  • D 4% 32
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • 1970–1989 78% 626
  • 1990–2009 22% 178

Residents

Residents
1.420
January 1, 2025
Households
795
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
27%
Population density
9.688
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 245
  • 15–25 years 12% 170
  • 25–45 years 33% 465
  • 45–65 years 21% 300
  • 65 years and older 17% 240

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 306.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
9%
Rental homes
91%
87% housing association
Single-family homes
19%
81% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
4%
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
1.650 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
120 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
580 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
13%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
0%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 1% block, 6% 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
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.297 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
419 passenger cars
Company locations
210
of which 100 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)
47 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
6%
municipality 13%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 7%
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
1%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 804 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 51% 409
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 243
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 14% 113
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 32
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 7

Flooding

Homes that may flood
96%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
83%
Of which more than 2 m water
7%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
50%
municipality 62%

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 97%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
97%
municipality 55%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
91%
municipality 99%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
95%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
18%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
18%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
188
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
267
+46% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
7,5
6 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 17% 46
  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 42
  • Diefstal uit auto 11% 29
  • Mishandeling 6% 15
  • Vernieling 5% 14
  • Openlijk geweld 3% 7
  • Woninginbraak 2% 6
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 4

Per year

  1. 1432021
  2. 1362022
  3. 1492023
  4. 1522024
  5. 2242025

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
3,90
−0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
Good
score 4,15

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 +0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,3%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,0%
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
€ 5.400
Net labour participation
58%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
9%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
9,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)