Elst Centrum, Rhenen
About 2,835 people live in Elst Centrum, in 1,175 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 81% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €386,000; 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 31% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Elst Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 81% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 70% |
| Safety and nuisance | 31% |
| Social cohesion | 33% |
| Amenities | 38% |
| Housing stock | 27% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Elst Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 15.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 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) | €386,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 64% / 36% |
| Apartments | 5% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | €28,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 4.9 km |
| Train station | 6 km |
| Hospital | 5.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Rhenen
De Vordel · Het Bosje · Elst West · Uiterwaarden Rhenen · Achterberg West · De Horst · Achterberg · Binnenveld · Rhenendael · Veeneind · Randzone · Helling Bergweg
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03401302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.