The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Rotterdam
8.9Number 1ZuiderparkThe quietest neighbourhood in Rotterdam is Zuiderpark (8.9), with 400 residents per square kilometre. They cluster in one corner of Rotterdam: 19 of the 25 in the centre. These are sizeable areas: the middle one has 8,230 residents. The national median for population density is 5.9 times as high. Of the 77 neighbourhoods in Rotterdam with a grade for quiet, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Rotterdam as a whole comes out at a 4.4, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Rotterdam lives, there are 9,648 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 60 in Schieveen to 17,094 in Oude Noorden.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Rotterdam
Number 1
Zuiderpark
895 residents
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- 27.6
Hoogvliet Zuid
23,805 residents
4,994 residents per km² · 12% water
- 37.5
Molenlaankwartier
8,230 residents
4,115 residents per km² · 6% water
- 47.3
Schieveen
340 residents
60 residents per km² · 2% water
- 57.3
Strand en Duin
2,560 residents
648 residents per km² · 31% water
- 67.0
Hillegersberg Noord
7,850 residents
4,279 residents per km² · 40% water
- 76.8
Wielewaal
1,470 residents
1,712 residents per km² · 4% water
- 86.8
Zestienhoven
4,800 residents
862 residents per km² · 6% water
- 96.8
Nieuw Crooswijk
4,200 residents
3,305 residents per km² · 5% water
- 106.6
Terbregge
3,325 residents
1,878 residents per km² · 6% water
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- 116.3
Ommoord
26,105 residents
6,002 residents per km² · 3% water
- 126.3
Hoogvliet Noord
12,605 residents
2,742 residents per km² · 7% water
- 136.1
Charlois Zuidrand
630 residents
321 residents per km²
- 146.1
Dorp
7,920 residents
2,448 residents per km² · 15% water
- 156.1
Kralingen Oost
8,595 residents
4,257 residents per km² · 1% water
- 166.0
Rozenburg
12,565 residents
3,874 residents per km² · 21% water
- 175.9
Prinsenland
10,400 residents
6,053 residents per km² · 4% water
- 185.7
Overschie
6,685 residents
4,521 residents per km² · 13% water
- 195.5
Zevenkamp
15,870 residents
7,550 residents per km² · 3% water
- 205.5
Schiebroek
17,065 residents
3,537 residents per km² · 2% water
- 215.4
's-Gravenland
8,260 residents
3,975 residents per km² · 7% water
- 225.3
Nesselande
13,070 residents
4,553 residents per km² · 18% water
- 235.0
De Esch
4,605 residents
2,726 residents per km² · 30% water
- 244.9
Groot IJsselmonde
29,715 residents
5,187 residents per km² · 1% water
- 254.9
Blijdorp
10,255 residents
6,296 residents per km² · 4% water
- 264.8
Het Lage Land
11,405 residents
5,338 residents per km² · 1% water
- 274.7
Dijkzigt
1,190 residents
2,368 residents per km² · 4% water
- 284.5
Zuidwijk
14,080 residents
9,193 residents per km²
- 294.5
Nieuwe Werk
3,240 residents
4,707 residents per km² · 34% water
- 304.5
Nieuw Mathenesse
2,915 residents
2,370 residents per km² · 41% water
- 314.5
Lombardijen
15,565 residents
5,962 residents per km²
- 324.4
Oud IJsselmonde
6,285 residents
3,200 residents per km² · 38% water
- 334.4
Hillegersberg Zuid
8,440 residents
7,065 residents per km² · 6% water
- 344.4
Pendrecht
12,745 residents
10,470 residents per km²
- 354.3
Oud Crooswijk
8,070 residents
16,519 residents per km² · 8% water
- 364.2
Pernis
4,915 residents
3,113 residents per km² · 2% water
- 374.2
Oosterflank
11,170 residents
6,928 residents per km² · 1% water
- 384.1
Vreewijk
15,870 residents
7,764 residents per km² · 1% water
- 394.1
Beverwaard
11,820 residents
7,956 residents per km² · 2% water
- 403.9
Oud Charlois
13,860 residents
10,789 residents per km² · 10% water
- 413.9
Kleinpolder
8,445 residents
6,774 residents per km² · 4% water
- 423.7
Schiemond
6,140 residents
13,197 residents per km² · 57% water
- 433.7
Katendrecht
7,225 residents
13,073 residents per km² · 53% water
- 443.7
Kralingseveer
1,670 residents
3,256 residents per km² · 20% water
- 453.5
Oude Noorden
17,250 residents
17,094 residents per km² · 5% water
- 463.4
Struisenburg
5,970 residents
15,400 residents per km² · 37% water
- 473.4
Landzicht
370 residents
5,001 residents per km²
- 483.4
Spangen
10,020 residents
16,640 residents per km² · 8% water
- 493.3
Rubroek
8,430 residents
16,077 residents per km² · 4% water
- 503.3
Feijenoord
7,830 residents
12,375 residents per km² · 37% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Zuiderpark at the top?
Zuiderpark scores a 8.9 on this list, with 400 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Rotterdam that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.