Centrum, Zaanstad
About 6,055 people live in Centrum, in 2,670 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 80% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €427,000; 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 33% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.9 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 80% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 51% |
| Safety and nuisance | 30% |
| Social cohesion | 31% |
| Amenities | 48% |
| 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 | 20.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 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) | €427,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 63% / 37% |
| Apartments | 14% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | €32,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 3.6 km |
| Train station | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | 3.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
De Zuid · Westerpolder · Noorderveen · Waterrijk West · Waterrijk · Langeheit Oost · Langeheit West · Kreekrijk · Parkrijk Zuid · Parkrijk Noord · Willis · Krommeniedijk
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04797120. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.