Neighbourhood Historisch Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Meppel · Drenthe

  • 1.609 homes
  • 2.350 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1970
  • avg. WOZ € 238.000

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 Historisch Centrum

Homes
1.609
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1970
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.446
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 65% 1.052
  • Mid-terrace house 18% 282
  • End-terrace house 7% 112
  • Semi-detached house 7% 111
  • Detached 3% 52

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 348
  • B 20% 324
  • C 25% 399
  • D 5% 79
  • E 4% 59
  • F 4% 72
  • G 10% 165
  • No label 10% 163

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 415
  • 1945–1969 11% 183
  • 1970–1989 24% 382
  • 1990–2009 26% 426
  • 2010 and later 13% 203

Residents

Residents
2.350
January 1, 2025
Households
1.490
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
60%
Households with children
12%
Population density
6.361
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 145
  • 15–25 years 12% 275
  • 25–45 years 26% 610
  • 45–65 years 23% 535
  • 65 years and older 33% 785

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 238.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
42%
Rental homes
58%
25% housing association
Single-family homes
36%
64% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
6%
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
1.970 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
180 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
740 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
12%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
82% central heating, 5% block, 6% 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
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
9
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.109 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.099 passenger cars
Company locations
445
of which 190 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)
55 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
24%
municipality 12%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
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
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.609 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 60% 962
  • 56–60 dB: busy 35% 571
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 73
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 3

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 31%
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
8,7 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
20%
municipality 42%

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)
93%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
98%
municipality 96%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 59%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 7%

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
114
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
267
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
4 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 44
  • Mishandeling 15% 39
  • Vernieling 11% 29
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 23
  • Openlijk geweld 3% 9
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 6
  • Bedreiging 2% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 5

Per year

  1. 1552021
  2. 2642022
  3. 2622023
  4. 2522024
  5. 2842025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,10
+0,00 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality −1,7 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
66 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
3,5%
matig, municipality 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
3,5%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
7,8%
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
€ 27.400
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
11,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)