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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Overschie

6,685 residents · postal code 3043 · Part of Overschie, Rotterdam

  • no. 8,979 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 29 of 81 in Rotterdam

Scores per pillar

Overschie was once an independent village and now forms a north-western district of Rotterdam, which explains its mixed profile. Cohesion (6.7) and amenities (7.1) score reasonably, while housing (4.0) and safety (4.3) lag; the total comes to 4.9. Crime runs above the middle at 31 offences per thousand. Two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied and housing types are mixed. At 375,000 euro the average sits below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
3.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.6 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.6 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
30.9
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 375,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
45%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 30%45–65 27%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
4,521

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Overschie calculated?

Overschie scores 4.8 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 Overschie a safe neighbourhood?

Overschie scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (30.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.