Centrum, Maastricht

Centrum is located in the province of Limburg, in the municipality of Maastricht The district has a total area of 310 hectares, of which 274 hectares are land and 37 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK093500. The postcode area is 6211AA-6229GA.

Residents

Centrum has 21.450 residents. Of these, 46,2% are men and 53,8% are women. Most residents are 15 to 25 years (36,0%). The other age groups are 27,7% for '25 to 45 years', 17,9% for '65 years or older', 14,4% for '45 to 65 years' and 4,0% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 70,7% is unmarried, 18,7% is married, 6,5% is divorced and 4,1% is widowed. 10.485 residents originate from the Netherlands, 6.860 come from Europe and 4.110 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 15.470 households in Centrum. 75,3% of these are single-person households, 19,2% households without children and 5,5% households with children. The average household size is 1,3 persons.

In Centrum there are 15.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.200, which is €600 (2%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €32.400, which is €3.200 (11%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Centrum are highly educated. 49,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 41,3% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 8,7% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 21.450 residents, around 50% are in paid employment, which amounts to 10.725 people. This is 15% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Centrum, 21% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 3.520 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Centrum there are 12.920 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €340.000. Of these, around 86% are occupied and 14% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 79% rental homes and 21% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 21% privately owned, 22% owned by housing associations, 55% owned by other landlords and 2% of unknown ownership. The most common construction periods in Centrum are 1700-1900 (31%) and 1900-1925 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Centrum. The most recently listed home is Sint Servaasbolwerk 16 by Anke Smeets Makelaardij 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 Alexander Battalaan 81-10, offered by MIJN HUIS en ik op Pararius. No homes were let in Centrum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Centrum.

Energy

In Centrum there are 13.609 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (25%), A (20%) and C (17%). On average, an address in Centrum uses 2.080 kWh of electricity per year. This is 26% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 760 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 41% below the national average of 1.280 m³.