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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Nesselande

13,070 residents · postal code 3059 · Part of Prins Alexander, Rotterdam

  • no. 1,267 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 81 in Rotterdam

Scores per pillar

Nesselande is Rotterdam's newest extension, built beside a recreational lake: 98 per cent of its homes date from after 2000. It shows in the numbers, with an overall grade of 9.3 and peaks for social life (9.5) and housing (9.3). Families dominate — 53 per cent of households have children and three-quarters of homes are owner-occupied. At 21 crimes per thousand, crime sits below the national median. The average home is worth 593,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
3.0 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
3.8 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
2.7 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.1
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 593,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
69%
Built after 2000
98%
Income per resident
€ 44,000

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 15%25–45 21%45–65 32%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
53%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
4,553

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nesselande calculated?

Nesselande scores 9.3 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 Nesselande a safe neighbourhood?

Nesselande scores 6.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.