District Centrum

District in municipality Zwijndrecht · Zuid-Holland

  • 2.555 homes
  • 5.060 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1973
  • avg. WOZ € 324.000

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
2.555
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1973
Average living area
105 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.496
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 44% 1.119
  • Mid-terrace house 34% 860
  • End-terrace house 14% 364
  • Semi-detached house 5% 140
  • Detached 3% 72

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 640
  • B 12% 308
  • C 23% 590
  • D 9% 234
  • E 6% 144
  • F 10% 249
  • G 12% 295
  • No label 4% 95

Building period

  • Built before 1945 29% 753
  • 1945–1969 5% 118
  • 1970–1989 39% 991
  • 1990–2009 15% 373
  • 2010 and later 12% 307
  • Unknown 1% 13

Residents

Residents
5.060
January 1, 2025
Households
2.375
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
29%
Population density
5.936
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 735
  • 15–25 years 10% 515
  • 25–45 years 25% 1.275
  • 45–65 years 26% 1.340
  • 65 years and older 24% 1.200

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 324.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
58%
42% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
42
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
2.360 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
350 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
23%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
6%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.981 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
2.268 passenger cars
Company locations
880
of which 110 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)
60 dB
municipality 57 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
37%
municipality 29%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
64%
municipality 12%
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
17%
municipality 12%

Noise level of the 2.555 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 11% 287
  • 56–60 dB: busy 49% 1.264
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 33% 854
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 6% 149
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
94%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
88%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
5,2 m
average 1,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
43%
municipality 49%

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)
97%
municipality 92%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
64%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
13%
municipality 2%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
39%
municipality 23%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
25%
municipality 16%
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
48
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
245
+10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,1
8 burglaries
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 35% 86
  • Vernieling 8% 20
  • Woninginbraak 3% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 8
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 6
  • Bedreiging 2% 4
  • Autodiefstal 1% 3
  • Straatroof 1% 3

Per year

  1. 1462021
  2. 2372022
  3. 2802023
  4. 2152024
  5. 2192025

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
4,10
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,06

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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
€ 34.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 139.900
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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