Neighbourhood Zuidwijk

Neighbourhood in district Charlois · municipality Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 6.882 homes
  • 14.080 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1972
  • avg. WOZ € 246.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Zuidwijk

Homes
6.882
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1972
Average living area
77 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.094
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 74% 5.120
  • Mid-terrace house 16% 1.135
  • End-terrace house 9% 589
  • Semi-detached house 1% 35
  • Detached 0% 3

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 1.512
  • B 16% 1.098
  • C 31% 2.150
  • D 11% 765
  • E 13% 884
  • F 3% 237
  • G 2% 152
  • No label 1% 84

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 69% 4.723
  • 1970–1989 3% 218
  • 1990–2009 17% 1.138
  • 2010 and later 12% 796
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
14.080
January 1, 2025
Households
6.895
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
50%
Households with children
32%
Population density
9.025
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 2.565
  • 15–25 years 12% 1.630
  • 25–45 years 30% 4.190
  • 45–65 years 24% 3.360
  • 65 years and older 17% 2.340

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 246.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
21%
Rental homes
79%
65% housing association
Single-family homes
24%
76% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
110
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
1.970 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
10%
Gas-free
10%
District heating
9%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network
9%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
80% central heating, 8% block, 10% district heating
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
18
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.756 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
4.154 passenger cars
Company locations
1.530
of which 225 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
25%
municipality 35%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
13%
municipality 20%

Noise level of the 6.882 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 44% 3.055
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 31% 2.113
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 1.044
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 640
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 30

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
18,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
58%
municipality 46%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
85%
municipality 83%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 35%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 12%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
76
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.071
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,8
26 burglaries
Municipality
79
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 140
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 102
  • Mishandeling 8% 83
  • Vernieling 8% 81
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 48
  • Bedreiging 4% 44
  • Drugshandel 3% 33
  • Woninginbraak 2% 26

Per year

  1. 1.1262021
  2. 1.1022022
  3. 1.0872023
  4. 1.2472024
  5. 1.0682025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,85
−0,26 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,07 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,12 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,08 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,20 more than insufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality −2,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,7%
zeer laag, municipality 1,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,7%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 25.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 32.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 4.100
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)