District Centrum

District in municipality Maastricht · Limburg

  • 13.668 homes
  • 21.585 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1914
  • avg. WOZ € 331.000

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
13.668
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1914
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
13.095
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 83% 11.406
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 1.793
  • End-terrace house 2% 323
  • Semi-detached house 1% 86
  • Detached 0% 60

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 3.271
  • B 13% 1.789
  • C 17% 2.270
  • D 5% 720
  • E 6% 782
  • F 8% 1.109
  • G 21% 2.804
  • No label 7% 923

Building period

  • Built before 1945 55% 7.463
  • 1945–1969 3% 447
  • 1970–1989 16% 2.173
  • 1990–2009 18% 2.466
  • 2010 and later 7% 1.003
  • Unknown 1% 116

Residents

Residents
21.585
January 1, 2025
Households
15.475
avg. 1,3 people
One-person households
75%
Households with children
6%
Population density
7.837
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,1 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 4% 875
  • 15–25 years 36% 7.695
  • 25–45 years 28% 6.000
  • 45–65 years 14% 3.085
  • 65 years and older 18% 3.935

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 331.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
22%
Rental homes
77%
22% housing association
Single-family homes
16%
84% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
13%
New build in the year
11
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
1.900 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
60 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
620 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
22%
District heating
20%
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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
11
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.266 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
4.694 passenger cars
Company locations
4.015
of which 1.220 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 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
11%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 13.668 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 24
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 4.277
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 36% 4.903
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 3.019
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 1.055
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 303
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 87

Flooding

Homes that may flood
50%
municipality 36%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
14%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
7,0 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
33%
municipality 45%

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)
77%
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
81%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
23%
municipality 25%
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
128
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
2.769
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
26 burglaries
Municipality
60
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 530
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 190
  • Vernieling 7% 182
  • Zakkenrollerij 6% 177
  • Mishandeling 6% 177
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 108
  • Drugshandel 3% 70
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 50

Per year

  1. 1.8832021
  2. 3.1192022
  3. 3.3022023
  4. 3.2842024
  5. 2.8622025

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
4,15
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,05
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

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 +0,17 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,11 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
€ 36.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 6.100
Net labour participation
55%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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