Centrum

Centrum is a neighbourhood in the Katwijk aan Zee district of Katwijk, with 1,135 residents and 586 homes. 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€476,000) is 3% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 150 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05370504 · 40 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,135residents1 January 2025

€476,000average WOZ home valueKatwijk: €462,000

14%green within 500 mKatwijk: 19%

150services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Centrum in KatwijkPostcodes in Centrum highlighted; the rest of Katwijk in grey

Who lives here.

1,135 residents in 585 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Katwijk.

12%

aged 0–14

11%

aged 15–24

28%

aged 25–44

26%

aged 65 and over

48%

one-person households

23%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Centrum is €476,000, against €462,000 in Katwijk.

586homes1 January 2025

40%single-family houses60% flats and apartments

69%owner-occupied5% housing association

0%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied

850 m³gas per home per yearKatwijk: 770 m³

2,300 kWhelectricity per home per yearKatwijk: 2,550 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridKatwijk: 5%

14%homes with solar panelsKatwijk: 33%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Centrum compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

38%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyKatwijk: 32%

18%in the top 20% nationallyKatwijk: 24%

2.0%of residents live below the poverty lineKatwijk: 1.5%

€288,000median household wealthKatwijk: €259,000

77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workKatwijk: 77.0%

26%with a university or higher professional degreeKatwijk: 23%

16.0%of workers are self-employedKatwijk: 13.0%

0.7cars per householdKatwijk: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 102 crimes in Centrum in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 89.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 30.5 across Katwijk.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds28

Vandalism and criminal damage14

Assault7

Other property crime5

Public violence against people4

Theft from vehicles1

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

Threats1

Driving under the influence1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Centrum, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km

Large supermarket0.3 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.9

Primary pupils living here70

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises240

Residents per km²10,190

Land area11 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Katwijk.

Midden De Noord Zuid Noord-Oost Strand Zuid-West Katwijk aan Zee district