District Centrum

District in municipality Arnhem · Gelderland

  • 4.735 homes
  • 7.520 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1950
  • avg. WOZ € 282.000

Map

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
4.735
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1950
Average living area
77 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.422
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 94% 4.431
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 212
  • End-terrace house 1% 64
  • Semi-detached house 0% 15
  • Detached 0% 13

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 1.280
  • B 15% 727
  • C 19% 893
  • D 6% 270
  • E 9% 403
  • F 3% 133
  • G 13% 617
  • No label 9% 412

Building period

  • Built before 1945 30% 1.444
  • 1945–1969 23% 1.072
  • 1970–1989 23% 1.093
  • 1990–2009 13% 593
  • 2010 and later 11% 501
  • Unknown 1% 32

Residents

Residents
7.520
January 1, 2025
Households
5.480
avg. 1,3 people
One-person households
73%
Households with children
6%
Population density
6.534
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 3% 255
  • 15–25 years 19% 1.465
  • 25–45 years 48% 3.645
  • 45–65 years 17% 1.285
  • 65 years and older 12% 870

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 282.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
19%
Rental homes
81%
21% housing association
Single-family homes
4%
96% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
25
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
1.930 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
70 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
580 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
5%
Gas-free
18%
District heating
10%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.616 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
1.908 passenger cars
Company locations
2.345
of which 705 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)
59 dB
municipality 55 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
40%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
31%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 4.735 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 45% 2.135
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 806
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 19% 919
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 18% 833
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 42

Flooding

Homes that may flood
38%
municipality 63%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
32%
Of which more than 2 m water
8%
Maximum water depth
12,1 m
average 1,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
98% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
27%
municipality 48%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
82%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 89%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 69%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 70%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
24%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
352
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2.644
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
11 burglaries
Municipality
67
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 304
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 295
  • Mishandeling 8% 208
  • Vernieling 5% 140
  • Drugshandel 3% 79
  • Bedreiging 3% 71
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 57
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 54

Per year

  1. 1.8762021
  2. 2.6102022
  3. 2.5192023
  4. 2.6442024
  5. 2.5702025

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
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,24 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,17 more than 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 36.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 2.700
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Centrum 6