District Centrum

District in municipality Roermond · Limburg

  • 7.208 homes
  • 11.615 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1959
  • avg. WOZ € 313.000

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
7.208
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1959
Average living area
119 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
6.951
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 70% 5.018
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 1.165
  • Detached 7% 503
  • End-terrace house 5% 331
  • Semi-detached house 3% 191

Energy label

  • A or better 27% 1.924
  • B 19% 1.397
  • C 18% 1.315
  • D 7% 491
  • E 7% 514
  • F 7% 505
  • G 10% 740
  • No label 4% 322

Building period

  • Built before 1945 30% 2.195
  • 1945–1969 7% 476
  • 1970–1989 28% 2.029
  • 1990–2009 20% 1.472
  • 2010 and later 14% 1.026
  • Unknown 0% 10

Residents

Residents
11.615
January 1, 2025
Households
6.850
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
15%
Population density
2.825
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,5 km²
of which 0,5 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 1.005
  • 15–25 years 9% 1.065
  • 25–45 years 29% 3.400
  • 45–65 years 25% 2.850
  • 65 years and older 28% 3.295

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 313.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rental homes
58%
19% housing association
Single-family homes
32%
68% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
7%
New build in the year
19
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
2.280 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
480 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
20%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.211 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
5.171 passenger cars
Company locations
2.280
of which 660 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 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
40%
municipality 20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
3%
municipality 2%
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
21%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 7.208 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 7% 511
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 31% 2.213
  • 56–60 dB: busy 30% 2.153
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 19% 1.362
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 13% 968
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
37%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
33%
Of which more than 2 m water
16%
Maximum water depth
8,2 m
average 2,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,5 µg/m³
98% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
35%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
municipality 83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
31%
municipality 23%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
95%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 8%
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
149
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.726
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,2
16 burglaries
Municipality
66
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 16% 280
  • Fietsdiefstal 12% 210
  • Zakkenrollerij 6% 102
  • Vernieling 6% 101
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 74
  • Mishandeling 4% 66
  • Drugshandel 2% 43
  • Bedreiging 2% 42

Per year

  1. 1.2222021
  2. 1.5792022
  3. 1.7512023
  4. 1.7692024
  5. 1.6812025

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
4,17
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,13 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,06 weak

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
€ 39.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 44.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 42.200
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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