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neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Pernis

4,915 residents · postal code 3195 · Part of Pernis, Rotterdam

  • no. 6,505 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 19 of 81 in Rotterdam

Scores per pillar

As a village enclave amid Rotterdam's port, Pernis holds up remarkably well: an 8.2 for safety and barely 18 crimes per thousand people present. More than seven in ten homes are owner-occupied and 84 percent single-family, against a modest average property value of €303,000. Housing quality scores lowest at 4.1, likely owing to the surrounding industry, and the station lies over eleven kilometres off.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
6.0 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
11.6 km
Hospital
9.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
5.5 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.4
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 303,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 27%45–65 28%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
3,113

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Pernis calculated?

Pernis scores 6.3 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 Pernis a safe neighbourhood?

Pernis scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.