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Centrum, Drechterland

About 1,205 people live in Centrum, in 520 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 52% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well above the national rate: 71.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €375,000; 62% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 1.2 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.7 km.

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Is Centrum a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 52% of Dutch areas
Surroundings80%
Safety and nuisance47%
Social cohesion44%
Amenities40%
Housing stock51%

Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.

Is Centrum safe?

All registered crime71.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary1.7 NL 1.2
Violence2.5 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft7.5 NL 5.5

Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.

Homes and people

Average home value (WOZ)€375,000
Owner-occupied / rented62% / 38%
Apartments39%
Households with children30%
Single-person households39%
Age 65+34%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket0.6 km
GP0.7 km
Primary school0.6 km
Secondary school3.1 km
Train station1.2 km
Hospital7.9 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in Drechterland

Voorstik · Plan Oost · Plan Noord · Plan West · Reigersborg Noord · Reigersborg Zuid · Buitengebied Noord · Buitengebied Zuid · Westwoud · Oudijk · Binnenwijzend · Oosterblokker

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04980005. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.