District Centrum

District in municipality Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

  • 13.987 homes
  • 21.920 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1937
  • avg. WOZ € 346.000

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
13.987
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1937
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
13.850
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 91% 12.732
  • Mid-terrace house 7% 1.041
  • End-terrace house 1% 168
  • Semi-detached house 0% 28
  • Detached 0% 18

Energy label

  • A or better 29% 4.095
  • B 16% 2.265
  • C 19% 2.695
  • D 9% 1.206
  • E 6% 848
  • F 5% 658
  • G 13% 1.838
  • No label 3% 382

Building period

  • Built before 1945 43% 6.018
  • 1945–1969 3% 370
  • 1970–1989 31% 4.347
  • 1990–2009 14% 1.970
  • 2010 and later 9% 1.247
  • Unknown 0% 35

Residents

Residents
21.920
January 1, 2025
Households
13.990
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
63%
Households with children
14%
Population density
11.155
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 2.065
  • 15–25 years 13% 2.910
  • 25–45 years 42% 9.115
  • 45–65 years 22% 4.905
  • 65 years and older 13% 2.920

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 346.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
20%
Rental homes
79%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
7%
93% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
11%
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
1.860 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
30 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
520 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
24%
District heating
27%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
41
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
7.892 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
4.310 passenger cars
Company locations
6.430
of which 1.535 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)
54 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
40%
municipality 33%
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
23%
municipality 21%

Noise level of the 13.987 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 9% 1.304
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 4.197
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 23% 3.167
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 2.427
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 14% 1.918
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 888
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 86

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 83%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
92%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 1,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
22%
municipality 44%

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)
90%
municipality 88%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
municipality 71%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
84%
municipality 64%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
22%
municipality 12%
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
252
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
5.515
+6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
24 burglaries
Municipality
72
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 908
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 484
  • Vernieling 8% 422
  • Mishandeling 6% 327
  • Bedreiging 3% 161
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 149
  • Drugshandel 2% 131
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 116

Per year

  1. 3.8442021
  2. 4.7662022
  3. 5.1542023
  4. 5.0062024
  5. 5.4982025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,24
+0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,44 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,09 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,19 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
€ 39.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 45.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 5.700
Net labour participation
67%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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