Living in Cool (Rotterdam): WOZ, prices & safety · HuisWeter
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Living in Cool
The population is growing faster than in Rotterdam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Rotterdam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Cool is €376,000, 10% higher than in Rotterdam (€342,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 29%, against a rise of 40% in Rotterdam. 15% of the homes are owner-occupied, 20 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (35%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€376,000
▲10% higher than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
15%
▼20 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
28%
▼15 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
57%
▲35 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (12%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (7%)
Built before 1945
25%
▼4 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (29%)
Average WOZ value
€376,000
▲10% higher than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+40%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
15%
▼20 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
28%
▼15 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
57%
▲35 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (12%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (7%)
Built before 1945
25%
▼4 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (29%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 29% between 2021 and 2025, to €376,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€376,000▲ 10% above Rotterdam
+29% 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: ~€232 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€232/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
75 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €376,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€30€22
Property tax (OZB)€22€33
Costs to set aside€103
Maintenance reserve€96–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rotterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 214th 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 75 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €376,000.
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
Cool has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Rotterdam Centrum.
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: €376,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Cool
376,000
4,235
–
Stadsdriehoek
426,000
11,147
–
Oude Westen
370,000
4,887
–
Cs Kwartier
419,000
615
–
Nieuwe Werk
656,000
1,847
–
Dijkzigt
435,000
747
–
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 private rent, at 57% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied15%
Social housing28%
Private rent57%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes1%
Multi-family homes99%
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
27% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 16% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Before 194524.7%
1945-196426.8%
1965-19747.7%
1975-199120.1%
1992-20052.8%
2006-201514.8%
2016 and later3.1%
Explanation
Based on 4,234 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, 502 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Cool, 6.4 times as high as in Rotterdam (79). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 53%, 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
502
▲6.4 times as high as Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2021
+53%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▼19% lower than Rotterdam (3.2)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.01
▲44% higher than Rotterdam (2.09)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+34%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
502
▲6.4 times as high as Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2021
+53%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.6
▼19% lower than Rotterdam (3.2)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.01
▲44% higher than Rotterdam (2.09)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+34%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Cool registered 502 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 79 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Cool502
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 Cool is 'Theft and burglary': 292.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.8 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
CoolRotterdam
Theft and burglary292.5
Rotterdam 34.8▲ +741% vs Rotterdam
Violence and threats75.6
Rotterdam 10.7▲ +607% vs Rotterdam
Traffic49.7
Rotterdam 14.0▲ +255% vs Rotterdam
Vandalism and public order47.8
Rotterdam 8.1▲ +490% vs Rotterdam
Other and withheld22.8
Rotterdam 3.9▲ +485% vs Rotterdam
Fraud and scams12.8
Rotterdam 6.5▲ +97% vs Rotterdam
Environmental0.6
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 Cool registered 72 traffic accidents, of which 21 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 above the Rotterdam average; green space is below the Rotterdam average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Cool rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points more than in Rotterdam. Fewer adults are overweight (39% against 53%) and fewer feel lonely (52% against 55%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (58% against 45%) and more drink excessively (8% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Cool, covering 90% of the area, against 38% in Rotterdam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 10% in Rotterdam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
39%
▼14 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲13 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lonely
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (56%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲52 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
39%
▼14 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲13 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lonely
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (56%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲52 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (7%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
77.6%
67%
Smokes
23.8%
22.9%
Excessive drinking
7.6%
5.4%
Overweight
39.4%
53%
Lonely
51.6%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
56%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.5%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Traffic5%
Built-up90%
Recreation5%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
8.1
GP practices
–
1.3
Daycares
–
5.2
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.
Cool has 6,475 inhabitants (2026), or 10,615 per km² (3.5 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
+13%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
48%
▲16 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
74%
▲14 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
57%
▲24 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (33%)
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
+13%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
48%
▲16 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
74%
▲14 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
57%
▲24 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (33%)
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 6,475.
Residents, 2026
6,475
+10% since 2021
Rotterdam +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 10,615 residents per km², this buurt is 3.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Rotterdam.
Residents per km²10,615
Dwellings per km²6,942.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
48% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15420
15 to 251,135
25 to 453,080
45 to 651,130
65 to 80525
80 and over185
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
74% of residents are never married.
Never married4,805
Married1,095
Divorced450
Widowed115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
46% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands2,155
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,375
Outside Europe2,950
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
57% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1860
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,710
Higher professional, university3,370
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
Cool has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 71% higher than in Rotterdam (0.7). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (25%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
28%
▲13 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (15%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲71% higher than Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+12 pp
▲higher than Rotterdam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Education, share of addresses
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
10,615
▲20 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
57%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
15%
▼42 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
28%
▲13 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (15%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲71% higher than Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+12 pp
▲higher than Rotterdam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Education, share of addresses
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
10,615
▲20 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
57%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
15%
▼42 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 725 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie135
Handel en horeca670
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie245
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed115
Zakelijke dienstverlening725
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg260
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten275
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2025).
Petrol76.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.3%
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 11% to 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 2 percentage points below Rotterdam (25%)
+12 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, 4,605 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,605
Motorcycles105
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
78% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (8%).
Residential78.4%
Retail8.3%
Office4.5%
Assembly4.2%
Industrial1.9%
Lodging1.6%
Education5.5%
Sports0.1%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 5,401 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
1% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings1%
NL 63%▼ −98% vs NL
Residents per km²10,615
NL 539▲ +1869% vs NL
Private rent57%
NL 14%▲ +307% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings15%
NL 57%▼ −74% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings99%
NL 37%▲ +168% 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) 2025