District Centrum

District in the municipality of Wageningen · Gelderland

  • 1.614 homes
  • 4.140 residents
  • avg. year built 1957
  • avg. WOZ value € 357.000

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

Homes
1.614
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1957
Average living area
111 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.625
2025

Home type

  • Flat 71% 1.148
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 271
  • End-of-terrace house 7% 117
  • Semi-detached house 3% 49
  • Detached house 2% 29

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 455
  • B 18% 287
  • C 13% 205
  • D 7% 111
  • E 6% 91
  • F 7% 109
  • G 19% 304
  • No label 3% 52

Construction period

  • Before 1945 35% 571
  • 1945–1969 13% 210
  • 1970–1989 18% 283
  • 1990–2009 19% 314
  • 2010 onwards 14% 229
  • Unknown 0% 7

Residents

Residents
4.140
1 January 2025
Households
3.000
avg. 1,3 people
Single-person households
80%
Households with children
6%
Population density
8.900
residents per km²
Floor area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 4% 185
  • 15–25 years 37% 1.545
  • 25–45 years 30% 1.230
  • 45–65 years 12% 510
  • 65 years and over 16% 680

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 357.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
37%
Rented homes
63%
29% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
24%
76% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied homes
7%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.380 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
270 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
740 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
15%
Gas-free
13%
District heating
5%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
GP practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
2.495 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
917 passenger cars
Business premises
645
of which 205 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

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
30%
municipality 25%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
15%
municipality 10%

Noise levels at the 1.614 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 24% 381
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 34% 546
  • 56–60 dB: busy 25% 411
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 17% 271
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 5

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
49%
municipality 60%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
20%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
3,6 m
an average of 0,5 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
10,8 µg/m³
67% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
3% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
50%
municipality 53%

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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
85%
municipality 81%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 89%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
80%
municipality 96%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
98%
municipality 62%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
7%
municipality 7%
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 0%

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
80
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
330
-1% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,0
8 burglaries
Municipality
32
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 22% 74
  • Vernieling 8% 26
  • Mishandeling 5% 16
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 15
  • Woninginbraak 2% 8
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 7
  • Bedreiging 1% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 3

By year

  1. 1642021
  2. 2262022
  3. 2902023
  4. 3152024
  5. 2852025

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.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,02
2022 assessment: Good
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,11

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,03 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,03 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,08 more than adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,01 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,01 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 28.400
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 30.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 7.900
Employment rate
63%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
17%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
12,5%
share of people (20% nationally)

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