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Centrum Stad Oost

1,140 residents · postal code 1315 · Part of Centrum Almere Stad, Almere

Bottom 23% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,140 residents, Centrum Stad Oost is an urban residential neighbourhood in Almere. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 10.0, while wealth and income lags at 3.1. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €248k.

  • no. 10,086 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 151 of 174 in Almere

How Centrum Stad Oost scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
242.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
12.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
149.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
13.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 568 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.2 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
0.3 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Hospital
0.7 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.5 km
Motorway ramp
2.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 248,000
Welfare recipients
61.4 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
4%
Social housing
38%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
30%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
4,143 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
29%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
22%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,586
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
20%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Centrum Stad Oost has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 49%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2521%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4549%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6511%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+5%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    1.7smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    56%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    20%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,143far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrum Stad Oost calculated?

Centrum Stad Oost scores 4.2 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Centrum Stad Oost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Centrum Stad Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Centrum Stad Oost scores 3.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (242.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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