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neighbourhood in Waalwijk

Centrum

4,780 residents · postal code 5141 · Part of Waalwijk, Waalwijk

  • no. 10,732 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 20 in Waalwijk

Scores per pillar

Waalwijk's town centre is visibly ageing: a third of residents are over 65 against barely nine percent under fifteen. Amenities score an excellent 8.8, yet safety trails at 3.1. Homes are worth an average €347,000, just below the national midpoint, and nearly half are owner-occupied. The nearest station sits some sixteen kilometres away, distant for a town centre. At 47 crimes per thousand present, the streets stay busy.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
16.1 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
47.2
Violent crimes
2.9
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 347,000
Owner-occupied
47%
Single-family homes
37%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 9%25–45 27%45–65 22%65+ 33%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
18%
Single-person households
49%
Residents per km²
4,529

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrum calculated?

Centrum scores 3.8 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 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (47.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.