neighbourhood in Rotterdam
Blijdorp
10,255 residents · postal code 3039 · Part of Noord, Rotterdam
- no. 5,376 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 15 of 81 in Rotterdam
Scores per pillar
Blijdorp, north of Rotterdam's centre, pairs a high social score (9.6) with urban density and almost no single-family homes: just 1 per cent. Average income, at 46,000 euro, sits above the city middle and 58 per cent of homes are owner-occupied, high for so dense a district. Safety, however, stalls at 3.3. Over half of households are single-person and the average home is worth 396,000 euro.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Blijdorp calculated?
Blijdorp scores 6.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Blijdorp a safe neighbourhood?
Blijdorp scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (45.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.