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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

De Esch

4,605 residents · postal code 3063 · Part of Kralingen-Crooswijk, Rotterdam

  • no. 11,036 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 46 of 81 in Rotterdam

Scores per pillar

De Esch is a notably green corner of Rotterdam — nature scores 6.7, unusually high for the city — but safety is the flip side at 3.2, on recorded crime of 52 per 1,000 people present, well over twice the national median. Nearly two-thirds of households are single-person, and barely 4 percent of homes are single-family. The overall grade holds at 3.7, and home values of €337,000 sit below the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
3.4 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
3.3 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
52.0
Violent crimes
3.0
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 337,000
Owner-occupied
22%
Single-family homes
4%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 9%15–25 17%25–45 32%45–65 22%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
16%
Single-person households
63%
Residents per km²
2,726

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Esch calculated?

De Esch scores 3.7 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 De Esch a safe neighbourhood?

De Esch scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (52.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.