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neighbourhood in Diemen

Centrum West

2,485 residents · postal code 1111 · Part of Diemen Centrum, Diemen

  • no. 7,538 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 26 in Diemen

Scores per pillar

Diemen's Centrum West shows the town-centre trade-off in miniature: amenities at 9.7, among the country's top 500, against a safety score of 3.0. At more than 31 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs above the median. Restaurants and a supermarket sit within walking distance, but housing lags at 4.5. Just over half the homes are owned and three in ten households include children.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
4.4 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.1
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
2.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 433,000
Owner-occupied
53%
Single-family homes
37%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 30%45–65 27%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
9,174

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrum West calculated?

Centrum West scores 5.7 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 West a safe neighbourhood?

Centrum West scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.