District Heemstede-Centrum

District in municipality Heemstede · Noord-Holland

  • 11.200 homes
  • 23.790 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1957
  • avg. WOZ € 665.000

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 Heemstede-Centrum

Homes
11.200
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1957
Average living area
129 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
11.218
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 36% 4.001
  • Mid-terrace house 34% 3.799
  • End-terrace house 17% 1.926
  • Semi-detached house 8% 947
  • Detached 5% 527

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 1.596
  • B 8% 947
  • C 22% 2.428
  • D 11% 1.177
  • E 13% 1.422
  • F 14% 1.614
  • G 17% 1.935
  • No label 1% 81

Building period

  • Built before 1945 41% 4.573
  • 1945–1969 18% 2.065
  • 1970–1989 27% 3.023
  • 1990–2009 7% 820
  • 2010 and later 6% 716
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
23.790
January 1, 2025
Households
10.680
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
34%
Population density
3.373
inhabitants per km²
Area
7,4 km²
of which 0,4 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 4.165
  • 15–25 years 9% 2.160
  • 25–45 years 18% 4.250
  • 45–65 years 27% 6.330
  • 65 years and older 29% 6.875

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 665.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
66%
Rental homes
34%
20% housing association
Single-family homes
63%
37% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
3
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
2.660 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
570 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.070 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
3%
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
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
14
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.927 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
10.667 passenger cars
Company locations
4.080
of which 555 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
23%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 4%
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
11%
municipality 10%

Noise level of the 11.200 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 2.323
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 53% 5.905
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 1.768
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 933
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 270
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 4%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,5 m
average 0,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,4 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
77% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 61%

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)
91%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
81%
municipality 80%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
88%
municipality 84%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 2%
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
36
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
863
-13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,6
40 burglaries
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 167
  • Vernieling 12% 100
  • Woninginbraak 5% 40
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 33
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 29
  • Mishandeling 3% 24
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 15
  • Bedreiging 1% 7

Per year

  1. 9102021
  2. 9052022
  3. 9572023
  4. 1.0412024
  5. 8972025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,29
+0,19 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Excellent
score 4,28

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 more than 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
€ 50.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 62.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 492.400
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
24%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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