The population is growing faster than in Rotterdam. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Rotterdam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Afrikaanderwijk is €299,000, 13% lower than in Rotterdam (€342,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 56%, against a rise of 40% in Rotterdam. 16% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (35%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€299,000
▼13% lower than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+56%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
16%
▼19 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
72%
▲29 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼16 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 2016 and later
22%
▲16 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (16%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
Average WOZ value
€299,000
▼13% lower than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+56%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
16%
▼19 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
72%
▲29 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼16 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 2016 and later
22%
▲16 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (16%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 56% between 2021 and 2025, to €299,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€299,000▼ 13% below Rotterdam
+56% since 2021
Rotterdam +40%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€242 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€242/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
87 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €299,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€30€22
Property tax (OZB)€18€26
Costs to set aside€119
Maintenance reserve€111–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rotterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 239th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 87 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €299,000.
Levies: Rotterdam's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Afrikaanderwijk has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Feijenoord.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €299,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Afrikaanderwijk
299,000
3,749
–
Kop van Zuid
485,000
1,862
–
Kop van Zuid - Entrepot
395,000
4,226
–
Vreewijk
258,000
8,106
–
Bloemhof
242,000
6,348
–
Hillesluis
243,000
5,197
–
Katendrecht
456,000
3,597
–
Feijenoord
296,000
3,512
–
Noordereiland
369,000
1,975
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied16%
Social housing72%
Private rent12%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
91% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes9%
Multi-family homes91%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
25% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 29% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Before 194525.4%
1945-19640.8%
1965-19741%
1975-199120.1%
1992-200520.5%
2006-20159.8%
2016 and later22.4%
Explanation
Based on 4,061 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Rotterdam average.
In 2025, 88 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Afrikaanderwijk, 11% higher than in Rotterdam (79). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 22%, against a rise of 8% in Rotterdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
88
▲11% higher than Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
=about the same as Rotterdam (3.2)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
2.91
▲39% higher than Rotterdam (2.09)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+34%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
88
▲11% higher than Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2021
+22%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.2
=about the same as Rotterdam (3.2)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
2.91
▲39% higher than Rotterdam (2.09)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+34%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Afrikaanderwijk registered 88 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 79 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Afrikaanderwijk88
The municipality of Rotterdam79
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Afrikaanderwijk is 'Theft and burglary': 37.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.8 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
AfrikaanderwijkRotterdam
Theft and burglary37.7
Rotterdam 34.8▲ +8% vs Rotterdam
Traffic18.6
Rotterdam 14.0▲ +33% vs Rotterdam
Violence and threats13.3
Rotterdam 10.7▲ +24% vs Rotterdam
Vandalism and public order6.8
Rotterdam 8.1▼ −16% vs Rotterdam
Fraud and scams5.1
Rotterdam 6.5▼ −22% vs Rotterdam
Other and withheld5.1
Rotterdam 3.9▲ +31% vs Rotterdam
Environmental0.8
Rotterdam 0.5≈ Rotterdam
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Afrikaanderwijk registered 75 traffic accidents, of which 23 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Rotterdam average; green space is below the Rotterdam average.
An estimated 55% of adults in Afrikaanderwijk rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points less than in Rotterdam. More adults are overweight (61% against 53%), more feel lonely (63% against 55%) and more report anxiety or depression (63% against 56%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (40% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Afrikaanderwijk, covering 68% of the area, against 38% in Rotterdam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 7 percentage points below the 10% in Rotterdam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
55%
▼12 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Lonely
63%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (55%)
Overweight
61%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
63%
▲7 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (45%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲30 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Other built-up, share of the area
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
55%
▼12 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Lonely
63%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (55%)
Overweight
61%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
63%
▲7 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (56%)
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (45%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲30 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Other built-up, share of the area
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Health
An estimated 55% of adults rate their own health as good, against 67% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Rotterdam
Good self-rated health
54.7%
67%
Smokes
24.9%
22.9%
Excessive drinking
3.5%
5.4%
Overweight
60.7%
53%
Lonely
63.1%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
63.3%
56%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.1%
45.3%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Traffic11.1%
Built-up68.3%
Other built-up17.5%
Recreation3.2%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
6.2
GP practices
–
2.1
Daycares
–
9.3
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Rotterdam average.
Afrikaanderwijk has 9,055 inhabitants (2026), or 14,582 per km² (4.8 times as high as in Rotterdam). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 10%, against a rise of 3% in Rotterdam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Rotterdam was 63%, 15 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-4%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
57%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
73%
▲28 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
44%
▲14 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (30%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-4%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
57%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
73%
▲28 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
44%
▲14 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (30%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 10% between 2021 and 2026, to 9,055.
Residents, 2026
9,055
+10% since 2021
Rotterdam +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 14,582 residents per km², this buurt is 4.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Rotterdam.
Residents per km²14,582
Dwellings per km²6,046.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.1 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,435
15 to 251,220
25 to 452,945
45 to 652,150
65 to 801,055
80 and over245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married5,180
Married2,625
Divorced930
Widowed325
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands1,575
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)850
Outside Europe6,630
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,920
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,280
Higher professional, university1,410
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Rotterdam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 63% of eligible voters in Rotterdam voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of RotterdamThe Netherlands
D66
18%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.9%
16.7%
VVD
10.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.1%
12.8%
CDA
7%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.7%
2.6%
Other
23%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Afrikaanderwijk has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 14% lower than in Rotterdam (0.7). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (27%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼14% lower than Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Rotterdam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (91%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (3%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
16%
▼41 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
72%
▲44 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (27%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼14% lower than Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Rotterdam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲2 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (91%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (3%)
Single-family dwellings
9%
▼54 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
16%
▼41 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
72%
▲44 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 290 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie215
Handel en horeca200
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie135
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening270
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg290
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2025).
Petrol79.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.3%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 20% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 5 percentage points below Rotterdam (25%)
+0 pp since 2021
Rotterdam +5 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 2,345 passenger cars and 80 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,345
Motorcycles80
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (3%).
Residential93.5%
Retail2.3%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.4%
Healthcare2.5%
Industrial1.5%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.1%
Other0.7%
Explanation
Based on 4,345 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
14,582 residents per km²: 27 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²14,582
NL 539▲ +2605% vs NL
Single-family dwellings9%
NL 63%▼ −86% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings16%
NL 57%▼ −72% vs NL
Social housing72%
NL 28%▲ +157% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings91%
NL 37%▲ +146% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026