District Centrum

District in municipality Vlaardingen · Zuid-Holland

  • 8.124 homes
  • 15.725 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1952
  • avg. WOZ € 255.000

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
8.124
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1952
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.018
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 67% 5.435
  • Mid-terrace house 25% 2.030
  • End-terrace house 6% 476
  • Semi-detached house 2% 147
  • Detached 0% 36

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 1.377
  • B 14% 1.159
  • C 16% 1.301
  • D 12% 1.000
  • E 14% 1.148
  • F 11% 872
  • G 12% 983
  • No label 3% 284

Building period

  • Built before 1945 38% 3.119
  • 1945–1969 37% 2.990
  • 1970–1989 12% 954
  • 1990–2009 9% 711
  • 2010 and later 4% 341
  • Unknown 0% 9

Residents

Residents
15.725
January 1, 2025
Households
7.965
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
46%
Households with children
30%
Population density
8.959
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 2.255
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.760
  • 25–45 years 32% 4.995
  • 45–65 years 27% 4.175
  • 65 years and older 16% 2.545

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 255.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
48%
Rental homes
52%
35% housing association
Single-family homes
32%
68% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
3%
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
2.140 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
210 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
2%
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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.651 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
6.086 passenger cars
Company locations
2.035
of which 385 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)
58 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 28%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
2%
municipality 7%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 1%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
14%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 8.124 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 29% 2.386
  • 56–60 dB: busy 54% 4.420
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 15% 1.257
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 61

Flooding

Homes that may flood
92%
municipality 94%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
87%
Of which more than 2 m water
67%
Maximum water depth
4,7 m
average 2,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
35%
municipality 50%

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 86%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 95%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
49%
municipality 21%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
29%
municipality 13%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

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
68
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.061
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
29 burglaries
Municipality
48
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 128
  • Vernieling 9% 92
  • Mishandeling 7% 73
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 61
  • Bedreiging 4% 47
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 37
  • Woninginbraak 3% 29
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 23

Per year

  1. 9492021
  2. 1.0962022
  3. 9952023
  4. 9852024
  5. 9592025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,92
−0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
Sufficient
score 3,98

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,11 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,18 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
€ 31.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 34.400
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Centrum 4