Centrum, Alkmaar

Centrum is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Alkmaar The district has a total area of 134 hectares, of which 120 hectares are land and 14 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK036108. The postcode area is 1811AE-1823JC.

Residents

Centrum has 9.555 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,2% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (37,8%). The other age groups are 26,7% for '45 to 65 years', 15,6% for '65 years or older', 11,0% for '15 to 25 years' and 8,7% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 61,2% is unmarried, 25,5% is married, 10,6% is divorced and 2,8% is widowed. 7.135 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.070 come from Europe and 1.350 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 5.695 households in Centrum. 55,4% of these are single-person households, 28,1% households without children and 16,5% households with children. The average household size is 1,7 persons.

In Centrum there are 7.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €42.400, which is €6.600 (18%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €37.600, which is €8.400 (29%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Centrum are highly educated. 50,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 36,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 13,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 9.555 residents, around 71% are in paid employment, which amounts to 6.784 people. This is 6% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (80%), while 20% are self-employed. In Centrum, 20% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.300 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Centrum there are 5.441 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €339.000. Of these, around 92% are occupied and 8% unoccupied. In Centrum there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 51% rental homes and 49% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 49% privately owned, 11% owned by housing associations and 40% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Centrum are 1900-1925 (35%) and 1980-1990 (10%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Centrum. The most recently listed home is Noorderkade 18D by Rietveld Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Centrum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Centrum. The most recent home is Spanjaardstraat 13, offered by www.svnk.nl. No homes were let in Centrum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Centrum.

Energy

In Centrum there are 6.574 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (23%), G (18%) and C (18%). On average, an address in Centrum uses 2.140 kWh of electricity per year. This is 24% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 830 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 35% below the national average of 1.280 m³.