Centrum, Valkenswaard
About 3,800 people live in Centrum, in 2,235 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 58% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 65 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €356,000; 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 10.4 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 58% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 46% |
| Safety and nuisance | 31% |
| Social cohesion | 22% |
| Amenities | 77% |
| Housing stock | 29% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 65 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 16.6 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) | €356,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 51% / 49% |
| Apartments | 67% |
| Households with children | 13% |
| Single-person households | 51% |
| Age 65+ | 43% |
| Average income per resident | €33,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.8 km |
| Train station | 10.4 km |
| Hospital | 8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Valkenswaard
Geenhoven · Turfberg-Noord · Turfberg-Zuid · Hoge Akkers · Kerkakkers · Het Gegraaf · Industrieterrein Schaapsloop · Turfbergse Heide & Nederheide · Agnetendal · Schepelweijen · Brouwershof · Keersopperbeemden
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08580000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.