District Noord

District in municipality Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 28.957 homes
  • 52.340 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1944
  • avg. WOZ € 356.000

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 Noord

Homes
28.957
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1944
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
27.724
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 95% 27.619
  • Mid-terrace house 4% 1.174
  • End-terrace house 0% 140
  • Detached 0% 18
  • Semi-detached house 0% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 14% 4.006
  • B 12% 3.589
  • C 23% 6.649
  • D 14% 4.152
  • E 8% 2.308
  • F 4% 1.208
  • G 19% 5.606
  • No label 5% 1.439

Building period

  • Built before 1945 64% 18.599
  • 1945–1969 4% 1.258
  • 1970–1989 15% 4.393
  • 1990–2009 10% 3.001
  • 2010 and later 4% 1.103
  • Unknown 2% 603

Residents

Residents
52.340
January 1, 2025
Households
30.235
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
56%
Households with children
20%
Population density
10.330
inhabitants per km²
Area
5,4 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 5.875
  • 15–25 years 14% 7.125
  • 25–45 years 42% 22.185
  • 45–65 years 21% 11.095
  • 65 years and older 12% 6.060

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 356.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
33%
Rental homes
66%
38% housing association
Single-family homes
3%
97% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
90
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
1.850 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
30 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
640 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
10%
District heating
12%
Mainly electrically heated
1%

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
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
29
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
6.704 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
13.358 passenger cars
Company locations
9.430
of which 1.365 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)
57 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
38%
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
26%
municipality 20%

Noise level of the 28.957 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 8% 2.270
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 14.958
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 4.814
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 3.215
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 11% 3.184
  • above 70 dB: extreme 2% 516

Flooding

Homes that may flood
92%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
77%
Of which more than 2 m water
9%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
average 1,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
21,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
35%
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)
77%
municipality 83%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
46%
municipality 35%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
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
79
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
4.147
-13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
73 burglaries
Municipality
79
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 673
  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 594
  • Vernieling 7% 307
  • Mishandeling 4% 174
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 150
  • Bedreiging 3% 141
  • Drugshandel 2% 74
  • Woninginbraak 2% 73

Per year

  1. 3.8772021
  2. 4.1452022
  3. 4.3872023
  4. 4.6682024
  5. 4.5452025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,04 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,30 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,09 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,12 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
€ 36.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 43.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 11.500
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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