District Centrum

District in the municipality of Eindhoven · Noord-Brabant

  • 9.843 homes
  • 11.475 residents
  • avg. year built 1993
  • avg. WOZ value € 337.000

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
9.843
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1993
Average living area
69 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.518
2025

Home type

  • Flat 95% 9.371
  • Mid-terrace house 3% 331
  • End-of-terrace house 1% 95
  • Detached house 0% 28
  • Semi-detached house 0% 18

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 3.190
  • B 15% 1.471
  • C 14% 1.358
  • D 3% 337
  • E 2% 185
  • F 2% 153
  • G 3% 261
  • No label 29% 2.888

Construction period

  • Before 1945 12% 1.185
  • 1945–1969 5% 521
  • 1970–1989 19% 1.877
  • 1990–2009 25% 2.420
  • 2010 onwards 39% 3.832
  • Unknown 0% 8

Residents

Residents
11.475
1 January 2025
Households
7.520
avg. 1,4 people
Single-person households
72%
Households with children
6%
Population density
3.899
residents per km²
Floor area
2,7 km²
of which 0,0 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 4% 470
  • 15–25 years 28% 3.250
  • 25–45 years 46% 5.305
  • 45–65 years 14% 1.615
  • 65 years and over 7% 845

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 337.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
19%
Rented homes
81%
17% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
6%
94% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied homes
10%
New homes built during the year
437
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
1.850 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
40 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
570 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
34%
District heating
28%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
500 m
avg. distance
GP practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Day nursery
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
4.262 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
2.106 passenger cars
Business premises
3.115
of which 850 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)
58 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
38%
municipality 28%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
10%
municipality 3%
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
19%
municipality 15%

Noise levels at the 9.843 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 9% 847
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 32% 3.123
  • 56–60 dB: busy 34% 3.328
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 1.300
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 12% 1.229
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 16

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
37%
municipality 5%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
18%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
an average of 0,5 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
17,1 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
96% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Very bright
municipality: bright
Green space within 500 m
22%
municipality 38%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
90%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
66%
municipality 82%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
96%
municipality 99%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
10%
municipality 11%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality 2%
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
500
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
5.733
-0% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
17 burglaries
Municipality
74
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 1.079
  • Mishandeling 7% 390
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 358
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 327
  • Vernieling 5% 265
  • Zakkenrollerij 4% 242
  • Drugshandel 2% 109
  • Bedreiging 1% 81

By year

  1. 3.5582021
  2. 5.1402022
  3. 6.2322023
  4. 6.1882024
  5. 5.5252025

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

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,05
−0,05 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,06
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,07

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,01 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,22 very good
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,04 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,16 poor

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
€ 44.300
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 48.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 9.500
Employment rate
70%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
12%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
26%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Centrum 5