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neighbourhood in Delft

Centrum

2,665 residents · postal code 2611 · Part of Binnenstad, Delft

  • no. 9,938 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 42 of 75 in Delft

Scores per pillar

Delft's historic centre sits at two extremes: amenities score 9.9, with a restaurant right on the doorstep, while safety stalls at 3.3. At 79.3 crimes per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24, that figure is already adjusted for the daily influx of visitors and students. Seventy-nine per cent of households are single-person, and barely 3 per cent include children. The average home value of €399,000 sits just below the national median of €422,000, with 20 per cent owner-occupied.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.0 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.0 km
Café
0.1 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
79.3
Violent crimes
5.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 399,000
Owner-occupied
20%
Single-family homes
16%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 3%15–25 37%25–45 39%45–65 12%65+ 8%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
5%
Single-person households
79%
Residents per km²
14,488

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrum calculated?

Centrum scores 4.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Centrum scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (79.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.