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 Nieuwe Werk is €656,000, 92% higher than in Rotterdam (€342,000). Between 2022 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 27%, against a rise of 24% in Rotterdam. 43% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Rotterdam (35%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€656,000
▲92% higher than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+27%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
43%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
9%
▼34 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
48%
▲26 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
2%
▼23 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 2016 and later
30%
▲24 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼18 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (21%)
Built 1945–1964
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (16%)
Average WOZ value
€656,000
▲92% higher than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2022
+27%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+24%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
43%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
9%
▼34 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
48%
▲26 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
2%
▼23 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 2016 and later
30%
▲24 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼18 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (21%)
Built 1945–1964
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 27% between 2022 and 2025, to €656,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€656,000▲ 92% above Rotterdam
+27% since 2022
Rotterdam +24%
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: ~€309 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€309/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
113 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €656,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€154NL median
Water board levy€50–
Property tax (OZB)€39€58
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€30€22
Costs to set aside€155
Maintenance reserve€145–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rotterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 139th 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 113 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €656,000.
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
Nieuwe Werk has the highest 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: €656,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Nieuwe Werk
656,000
1,847
–
Stadsdriehoek
426,000
11,147
–
Oude Westen
370,000
4,887
–
Cool
376,000
4,235
–
Cs Kwartier
419,000
615
–
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 48% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied43%
Social housing9%
Private rent48%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes2%
Multi-family homes98%
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
36% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 29% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Before 194536.1%
1945-19647.1%
1965-197411.1%
1975-19913.2%
1992-200511.7%
2006-20150.7%
2016 and later30.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,869 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, 105 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Nieuwe Werk, 33% higher than in Rotterdam (79). Since 2022 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 25%, against a fall of 2% in Rotterdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
105
▲33% higher than Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2022
-25%
▼lower than Rotterdam (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼59% lower than Rotterdam (3.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
105
▲33% higher than Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2022
-25%
▼lower than Rotterdam (-2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
▼59% lower than Rotterdam (3.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Nieuwe Werk registered 105 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 79 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Nieuwe Werk105
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 Nieuwe Werk is 'Theft and burglary': 65.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.8 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Nieuwe WerkRotterdam
Theft and burglary65.7
Rotterdam 34.8▲ +89% vs Rotterdam
Traffic11.7
Rotterdam 14.0▼ −16% vs Rotterdam
Fraud and scams8.6
Rotterdam 6.5▲ +32% vs Rotterdam
Violence and threats7.7
Rotterdam 10.7▼ −28% vs Rotterdam
Vandalism and public order6.5
Rotterdam 8.1▼ −20% vs Rotterdam
Other and withheld4.3
Rotterdam 3.9▲ +10% vs Rotterdam
Environmental0.0
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 Nieuwe Werk registered 50 traffic accidents, of which 14 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 above the Rotterdam average.
An estimated 83% of adults in Nieuwe Werk rate their own health as good, 16 percentage points more than in Rotterdam. Fewer adults are overweight (35% against 53%) and fewer feel lonely (46% against 55%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (59% against 45%) and more drink excessively (10% against 5%). Water is the largest land use in Nieuwe Werk, covering 32% of the area, against 32% in Rotterdam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 30% of the area, 20 percentage points above the 10% in Rotterdam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲16 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
30%
▲20 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
35%
▼18 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
59%
▲14 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lonely
46%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (55%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
30%
▲22 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
30%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲16 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
30%
▲20 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
35%
▼18 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
59%
▲14 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lonely
46%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (55%)
Excessive drinking
10%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (5%)
Recreation, share of the area
30%
▲22 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
30%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (38%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (7%)
Health
An estimated 83% 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
82.8%
67%
Smokes
20.4%
22.9%
Excessive drinking
9.7%
5.4%
Overweight
35%
53%
Lonely
45.9%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
56%
Meets physical activity guideline
58.6%
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
30% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Traffic6.7%
Built-up30.5%
Recreation30.5%
Water32.4%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
400 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,000 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.2
GP practices
–
1.8
Daycares
–
0.4
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.
Nieuwe Werk has 3,365 inhabitants (2026), or 4,814 per km² (57% higher than in Rotterdam). Between 2022 and 2026 the population rose 38%, 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 2022
+38%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+50%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
40%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
65%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (60%)
Dutch origin
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (42%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
64%
▲31 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (33%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2022
+38%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+50%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
40%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
65%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (60%)
Dutch origin
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (42%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
64%
▲31 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 38% between 2022 and 2026, to 3,365.
Residents, 2026
3,365
+38% since 2022
Rotterdam +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,814 residents per km², this buurt is 57% more densely populated than the municipality of Rotterdam.
Residents per km²4,814
Dwellings per km²2,638.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.2 died per 1,000.
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
40% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15190
15 to 25680
25 to 451,335
45 to 65715
65 to 80360
80 and over80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
65% of residents are never married.
Never married2,190
Married895
Divorced195
Widowed80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
47% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,570
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)665
Outside Europe1,130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
64% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1290
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4720
Higher professional, university1,820
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
Nieuwe Werk has an average of 0.7 cars per household, about the same as in Rotterdam (0.7). 36% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points more than in Rotterdam (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (27%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
13%
▲10 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (3%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
36%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+8 pp
▲higher than Rotterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (91%)
Office, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (1%)
Education, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
4,814
▲8.9 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
48%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (27%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
13%
▲10 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (3%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
36%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2022
+8 pp
▲higher than Rotterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
84%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (91%)
Office, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (1%)
Education, share of addresses
8%
▲6 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
4,814
▲8.9 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
48%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 635 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie95
Handel en horeca245
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie180
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed220
Zakelijke dienstverlening635
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg155
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
36% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2025).
Petrol63.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)36.3%
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 28% to 36% between 2022 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
36%▲ 11 percentage points above Rotterdam (25%)
+8 pp since 2022
Rotterdam +4 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, 1,445 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,445
Motorcycles65
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (8%).
Residential83.6%
Retail0.9%
Office7.7%
Assembly4%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial1.8%
Lodging0.3%
Education8.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1.5%
Explanation
Based on 2,236 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
2% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings2%
NL 63%▼ −97% vs NL
Residents per km²4,814
NL 539▲ +793% vs NL
Private rent48%
NL 14%▲ +243% vs NL
Social housing9%
NL 28%▼ −68% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings98%
NL 37%▲ +165% 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