District Centrum

District in municipality Alblasserdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 2.171 homes
  • 4.935 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 376.000

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
2.171
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
110 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.149
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 40% 866
  • Mid-terrace house 27% 592
  • End-terrace house 15% 335
  • Detached 9% 198
  • Semi-detached house 8% 180

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 648
  • B 14% 304
  • C 9% 204
  • D 10% 207
  • E 10% 215
  • F 12% 265
  • G 10% 225
  • No label 5% 103

Building period

  • Built before 1945 23% 509
  • 1945–1969 23% 496
  • 1970–1989 13% 284
  • 1990–2009 21% 450
  • 2010 and later 20% 430
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
4.935
January 1, 2025
Households
2.155
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
35%
Households with children
34%
Population density
5.405
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 890
  • 15–25 years 11% 530
  • 25–45 years 23% 1.125
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.175
  • 65 years and older 24% 1.205

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 376.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
59%
41% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
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
2.630 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
550 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
710 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
25%
Gas-free
12%
District heating
6%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.726 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
2.113 passenger cars
Company locations
650
of which 150 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)
57 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
25%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
12%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 2.171 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 2% 41
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 49% 1.053
  • 56–60 dB: busy 27% 578
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 20% 424
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 73
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
82%
municipality 94%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
69%
Of which more than 2 m water
57%
Maximum water depth
4,1 m
average 2,6 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
17,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
45%
municipality 54%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
92%
municipality 93%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
96%
municipality 99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
55%
municipality 19%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
134
-15% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,1
9 burglaries
Municipality
28
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 18% 24
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 16
  • Woninginbraak 7% 9
  • Mishandeling 5% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 4
  • Autodiefstal 1% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1372021
  2. 1042022
  3. 1152023
  4. 1452024
  5. 1612025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,00 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 sufficient

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
€ 34.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 189.300
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Centrum 5