Centrum Oost, Houten
About 1,420 people live in Centrum Oost, in 810 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 97% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 157.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €306,000; 9% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.4 km away, a supermarket 0.2 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Centrum Oost a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 97% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 54% |
| Safety and nuisance | 3% |
| Social cohesion | 2% |
| Amenities | 83% |
| Housing stock | 10% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrum Oost safe?
| All registered crime | 157.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 26.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 37.3 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) | €306,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 9% / 91% |
| Apartments | 81% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 55% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.2 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03211121. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.