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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Nieuwe Westen

19,385 residents · postal code 3022 · Part of Delfshaven, Rotterdam

  • no. 11,214 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 47 of 81 in Rotterdam

Scores per pillar

Few Dutch neighbourhoods are as tightly built as Nieuwe Westen: over 15,000 residents per square kilometre, a café or restaurant around every corner, and an amenities score of 9.8. Greenery is almost entirely absent — its nature mark of 2.5 is the lowest on the scale. Single-family homes are a rarity here at 4 per cent, half of all households are one person, and three-quarters rent. Safety reaches no higher than 3.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.4 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
41.0
Violent crimes
3.5
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 378,000
Owner-occupied
27%
Single-family homes
4%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 16%25–45 35%45–65 23%65+ 12%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
15,656

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nieuwe Westen calculated?

Nieuwe Westen scores 3.6 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 Nieuwe Westen a safe neighbourhood?

Nieuwe Westen scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (41.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.