Centrum, Heemskerk
About 1,600 people live in Centrum, in 960 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 73% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 69.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €378,000; 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.7 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.3 km.
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Is Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 73% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 69% |
| Safety and nuisance | 23% |
| Social cohesion | 11% |
| Amenities | 80% |
| Housing stock | 13% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 69.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 11.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 6.9 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) | €378,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 40% / 60% |
| Apartments | 91% |
| Households with children | 12% |
| Single-person households | 55% |
| Age 65+ | 46% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.3 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Train station | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | 5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heemskerk
Zaalbergkwartier · Commandeurs · Oud Haarlem · Harteheem · Oosterwijk · Zuidbroek · De Houtwegen · Heemskerkerduin · Noorddorp · Westertuinen · Poelenburg · Oosterzij
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03960100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.