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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Oud Charlois

13,860 residents · postal code 3082 · Part of Charlois, Rotterdam

  • no. 12,603 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 70 of 81 in Rotterdam
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Scores per pillar

Oud Charlois still keeps something of the old village on the Maas, though it now holds nearly 11,000 residents per square kilometre. Amenities are well in order at 9.0, while housing (2.6) and the overall grade (2.8) sit at the bottom. The average home value of 244,000 euro falls well below the national middle, and over half of households are single-person. At 35 crimes per thousand, crime stays nearer the median than in many neighbouring districts.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
4.9 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
34.9
Violent crimes
2.9
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 244,000
Owner-occupied
33%
Single-family homes
11%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 14%25–45 36%45–65 24%65+ 11%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
10,789

Nearby neighbourhoods

Tarwewijk

Rotterdam

2.6

Carnisse

Rotterdam

2.6

Wielewaal

Rotterdam

2.8

Zuidplein

Rotterdam

2.8

Schiemond

Rotterdam

6.4

Pendrecht

Rotterdam

2.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Schildersbuurt-Noord

's-Gravenhage

2.8

Venen, Oorden en Raden

's-Gravenhage

2.8

Beijum-Oost

Groningen

2.8

Lindenheuvel

Sittard-Geleen

2.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oud Charlois calculated?

Oud Charlois scores 2.8 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 Oud Charlois a safe neighbourhood?

Oud Charlois scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.