Centrum, Heemstede
About 3,655 people live in Centrum, in 1,890 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 18% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 50.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €543,000; 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 18% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 65% |
| Safety and nuisance | 45% |
| Social cohesion | 17% |
| Amenities | 91% |
| Housing stock | 35% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 50.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 11.8 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) | €543,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 57% / 42% |
| Apartments | 46% |
| Households with children | 27% |
| Single-person households | 47% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | €42,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 0.8 km |
| Train station | 2 km |
| Hospital | 4.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heemstede
Oude Dorp, Indische buurt en omgeving · Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode e.o. · Heemsteedse Dreef, Schildersbuurt e.o. · Van Merlenbuurt en Valkenburgerplein e.o · Schouwbroekerpolder · Rivierenbuurt · Kennemerduin en omgeving · Provincienbuurt · Geleerdenbuurt · De Glip · Glipper Dreef en Staatsliedenbuurt · Manpad en Hartekamp
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03970000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.