Centrum, Ridderkerk

Centrum is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 85 hectares, of which 85 hectares are land and 0 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK059701. The postcode area is 2981AJ-2985XM.

Residents

Centrum has 4.810 residents. Of these, 49,2% are men and 50,8% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (32,4%). The other age groups are 23,4% for '45 to 65 years', 18,2% for '0 to 15 years', 16,0% for '65 years or older' and 9,9% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 53,6% is unmarried, 33,0% is married, 9,4% is divorced and 4,1% is widowed. 3.210 residents originate from the Netherlands, 335 come from Europe and 1.255 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.365 households in Centrum. 44,2% of these are single-person households, 24,7% households without children and 31,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Centrum there are 3.800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.700, which is €2.100 (6%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.900, which is €2.300 (8%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Centrum are educated to an intermediate level. 47,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 19,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 4.810 residents, around 65% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.127 people. This is 0% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (89%), while 11% are self-employed. In Centrum, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 690 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Centrum there are 2.496 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €268.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 55% rental homes and 45% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 45% privately owned, 47% owned by housing associations and 9% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Centrum are 1950-1970 (58%) and 2010-2020 (15%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Centrum. No homes were sold in Centrum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Centrum. No homes were let in Centrum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Centrum.

Energy

In Centrum there are 2.568 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (26%), A (20%) and E (18%). On average, an address in Centrum uses 2.210 kWh of electricity per year. This is 21% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 770 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 40% below the national average of 1.280 m³.