Centrum
Centrum is a neighbourhood in the Assendelft-Zuid district of Zaanstad, with 6,055 residents and 2,678 homes. 63% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€433,000) is 11% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 45 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.
Who lives here.
6,055 residents in 2,670 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.
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 €433,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.
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).
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 123 crimes in Centrum in 2025, 22% more than in 2024. That is 20.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.
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 slightly urban area.
Distance to
Also
Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Schools in Centrum.
Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.
Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.
Nearby neighbourhoods.
The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.