District Charlois

District in municipality Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 34.324 homes
  • 70.515 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1959
  • avg. WOZ € 230.000

Map

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 Charlois

Homes
34.324
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1959
Average living area
79 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
34.548
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 81% 27.675
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 4.525
  • End-terrace house 5% 1.692
  • Semi-detached house 1% 239
  • Detached 1% 193

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 7.893
  • B 14% 4.699
  • C 20% 6.747
  • D 11% 3.752
  • E 13% 4.314
  • F 5% 1.866
  • G 13% 4.423
  • No label 2% 630

Building period

  • Built before 1945 34% 11.705
  • 1945–1969 38% 13.154
  • 1970–1989 6% 2.072
  • 1990–2009 13% 4.534
  • 2010 and later 8% 2.747
  • Unknown 0% 112

Residents

Residents
70.515
January 1, 2025
Households
35.805
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
30%
Population density
6.303
inhabitants per km²
Area
11,9 km²
of which 0,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 11.645
  • 15–25 years 13% 9.360
  • 25–45 years 35% 24.395
  • 45–65 years 23% 16.370
  • 65 years and older 12% 8.740

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 230.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
28%
Rental homes
72%
43% housing association
Single-family homes
18%
82% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
317
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
2.040 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
120 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
700 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
8%
Gas-free
8%
District heating
7%
Mainly electrically heated
2%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
22
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.837 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
20.231 passenger cars
Company locations
10.645
of which 1.465 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)
55 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
29%
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
17%
municipality 20%

Noise level of the 34.324 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 21% 7.089
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 14.633
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 7.095
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 2.879
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 7% 2.551
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 77

Flooding

Homes that may flood
88%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
81%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
4,9 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
46%
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
44–45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
80%
municipality 83%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
18%
municipality 35%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
18%
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
90
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
6.354
0% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,3
114 burglaries
Municipality
79
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 651
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 466
  • Vernieling 7% 429
  • Mishandeling 6% 398
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 261
  • Drugshandel 4% 237
  • Bedreiging 4% 236
  • Woninginbraak 2% 114

Per year

  1. 6.0442021
  2. 6.0692022
  3. 6.4322023
  4. 6.5762024
  5. 6.1982025

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
3,83
−0,27 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,10 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,15 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,09 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,21 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 26.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 33.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 3.700
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Charlois 10