Centrum, Nijkerk
About 915 people live in Centrum, in 535 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 65% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 96.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €357,000; 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 12% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 65% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 70% |
| Safety and nuisance | 15% |
| Social cohesion | 21% |
| Amenities | 81% |
| Housing stock | 36% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 96.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 18.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 23 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) | €357,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 44% / 56% |
| Apartments | 76% |
| Households with children | 19% |
| Single-person households | 56% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 1 km |
| Hospital | 0.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nijkerk
Nautena-noord/Havenstraat · Bruins Slotlaan/Campenbuurt · Nautena-zuid/Schulpkamp · Zilverschoon/Oranjebuurt · Corlaer · Coltoflaan/van Oldenbarneveldstraat · Groot Corlaer · Luxool · Industriegebied · Paasbos-west · Paasbos-oost · Strijland-west
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02670106. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.