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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Nieuw Mathenesse

2,915 residents · postal code 3029 · Part of Nieuw Mathenesse, Rotterdam

  • no. 9,978 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 81 in Rotterdam

Scores per pillar

Nieuw Mathenesse in Rotterdam is barely a residential area: an old harbour and industrial zone with not a single owner-occupied home, no single-family houses and an average value of 250,000 euro. Housing (2.5) is as low as it gets and safety stands at 2.9, at 88 crimes per 1,000 people present, heavily inflated by the working character of the area. Notably, the social score (9.9) among the few residents is high; nature (6.5) holds up.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
2.6 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.1 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
88.3
Violent crimes
9.2
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 250,000
Owner-occupied
0%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 7%15–25 18%25–45 65%45–65 9%65+ 0%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
7%
Single-person households
59%
Residents per km²
2,370

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nieuw Mathenesse calculated?

Nieuw Mathenesse scores 4.3 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 Nieuw Mathenesse a safe neighbourhood?

Nieuw Mathenesse scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (88.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.