Living in Nieuwe Westen

Neighbourhood in Delfshaven, Rotterdam

Inhabitants
19,385
Homes
8,693
Avg. WOZ value
€378,000
Owner-occupied homes
27%

Neighbourhoods in Delfshaven

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Living

  • Average WOZ value€378,000

    Delfshaven €325,000Rotterdam €342,000

    higher than in Rotterdam (€342,000)
  • Owner-occupied27%lower than in Rotterdam (35%)
  • Single-family home4%lower than in Rotterdam (25%)
More figures about living
Homes
8,693district 36,694 · municipality 328,408
Rented homes
73%district 72% · municipality 65%
Housing association rentals
47%district 47% · municipality 43%
Multi-family homes
96%district 95% · municipality 75%
Built in the last 10 years
0%district 3% · municipality 5%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ reference date 1 January 2024.

Population

  • Inhabitants19,385
  • Households with children29%equal to Rotterdam (28%)
  • Age

    Rotterdam

More figures about the residents
Inhabitants per km²
15,656district 14,929 · municipality 3,081
Households
9,800district 40,120 · municipality 342,340
People per household
2.0district 1.9 · municipality 1.9
Single-person households
50%district 52% · municipality 49%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, as of 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Supermarket0.5 kmcloser than in Rotterdam (0.6 km)
  • GP0.6 kmcloser than in Rotterdam (0.7 km)
  • Primary school0.4 kmcloser than in Rotterdam (0.6 km)
  • Train station2.0 kmcloser than in Rotterdam (3.6 km)
More figures about amenities
Pharmacy
0.6 kmdistrict 0.6 km · municipality 0.8 km
Day care
0.3 kmdistrict 0.4 km · municipality 0.5 km
Interchange station
2.0 kmdistrict 2.6 km · municipality 6.4 km
Motorway access
2.6 kmdistrict 2.6 km · municipality 2.3 km
Hospital
2.0 kmdistrict 2.3 km · municipality 2.5 km
Library
1.3 kmdistrict 1.4 km · municipality 1.5 km
Swimming pool
1.3 kmdistrict 1.2 km · municipality 1.9 km
Restaurants within 1 km
25district 21 · municipality 15
Cars per household
0.5district 0.5 · municipality 0.6

Source: CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025, average distance by road for all inhabitants. Cars: CBS Key figures 2025.

Energy

  • With solar power2%lower than in Rotterdam (11%)
  • Natural-gas-free1%lower than in Rotterdam (24%)
  • Natural gas per home per year780 m³

    Delfshaven 650 m³Rotterdam 580 m³

    higher than in Rotterdam (580 m³)
More figures about energy
Electricity per home
2,000 kWhdistrict 1,950 kWh · municipality 2,120 kWh
Electrically heated
1%district 2% · municipality 3%

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2025, average consumption per home per year.

Income and wealth2024

  • Income per inhabitant€29,900lower than in Rotterdam (€33,100)
  • Median wealth per household€4,000lower than in Rotterdam (€12,700)
  • SES score-0.31

    -1.000+1.00

    Nieuwe Westen -0.31Delfshaven -0.31Rotterdam -0.20

Source: CBS, Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional) and SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024.