District Rotterdam Centrum

District in municipality Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland

  • 27.301 homes
  • 42.090 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1982
  • avg. WOZ € 413.000

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 Rotterdam Centrum

Homes
27.301
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1982
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
22.819
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 99% 26.928
  • Mid-terrace house 1% 262
  • End-terrace house 0% 66
  • Detached 0% 26
  • Semi-detached house 0% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 8.807
  • B 17% 4.535
  • C 18% 4.985
  • D 4% 1.053
  • E 5% 1.289
  • F 1% 285
  • G 4% 1.181
  • No label 19% 5.166

Building period

  • Built before 1945 15% 4.011
  • 1945–1969 13% 3.520
  • 1970–1989 27% 7.392
  • 1990–2009 14% 3.746
  • 2010 and later 31% 8.425
  • Unknown 1% 207

Residents

Residents
42.090
January 1, 2025
Households
25.430
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
62%
Households with children
13%
Population density
10.298
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,9 km²
of which 0,8 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 8% 3.170
  • 15–25 years 18% 7.445
  • 25–45 years 43% 18.140
  • 45–65 years 20% 8.310
  • 65 years and older 12% 5.025

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 413.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
27%
Rental homes
73%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
1%
99% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
17
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
1.830 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
10 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
200 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
2%
Gas-free
66%
District heating
67%
Mainly electrically heated
5%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
29
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
6.670 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
8.693 passenger cars
Company locations
13.405
of which 2.630 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)
58 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
56%
municipality 35%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
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
39%
municipality 20%

Noise level of the 27.301 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 13% 3.435
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 5.123
  • 56–60 dB: busy 31% 8.459
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 26% 7.029
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 12% 3.207
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 48

Flooding

Homes that may flood
85%
municipality 88%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
67%
Of which more than 2 m water
30%
Maximum water depth
4,2 m
average 1,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
23,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: very bright
Green within 500 m
30%
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)
79%
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
79%
municipality 88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
64%
municipality 35%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
11%
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
248
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
10.450
+6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,2
61 burglaries
Municipality
79
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 1.348
  • Mishandeling 7% 726
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 632
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 632
  • Vernieling 5% 492
  • Bedreiging 2% 256
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 215
  • Drugshandel 1% 149

Per year

  1. 6.8222021
  2. 10.6482022
  3. 10.9842023
  4. 10.2082024
  5. 9.7312025

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
4,17
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Very good
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 −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,42 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,10 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 44.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 50.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 10.700
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
28,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Rotterdam Centrum 6