The population is shrinking, while it grows in Rotterdam. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Rotterdam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Witte Dorp is €262,000, 23% lower than in Rotterdam (€342,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 5%, against a rise of 7% in Rotterdam. 22% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (35%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€262,000
▼23% lower than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+5%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+7%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
77%
▲34 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲71 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 1992–2005
25%
▲13 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (12%)
Average WOZ value
€262,000
▼23% lower than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+5%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+7%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
77%
▲34 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
0%
▼22 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲71 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (25%)
Built 1992–2005
25%
▲13 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 5% between 2023 and 2025, to €262,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€262,000▼ 23% below Rotterdam
+5% since 2023
Rotterdam +7%
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: ~€244 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€244/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
91 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €262,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€30€22
Property tax (OZB)€16€23
Costs to set aside€124
Maintenance reserve€116–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rotterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 254th 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 91 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €262,000.
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
Witte Dorp has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Delfshaven.
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: €262,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Witte Dorp
262,000
236
–
Delfshaven
281,000
3,766
–
Bospolder
299,000
3,529
–
Tussendijken
262,000
3,560
–
Spangen
289,000
4,173
–
Nieuwe Westen
378,000
8,693
–
Middelland
399,000
5,898
–
Oud Mathenesse
214,000
3,815
–
Schiemond
381,000
3,024
–
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 77% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied22%
Social housing77%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
75% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
1975-199175%
1992-200525%
Explanation
Based on 236 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Rotterdam average.
In 2025, 50 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Witte Dorp, 37% lower than in Rotterdam (79). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 4%, against a fall of 3% in Rotterdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▼37% lower than Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2023
-4%
▼lower than Rotterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.6
▲75% higher than Rotterdam (3.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▼37% lower than Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2023
-4%
▼lower than Rotterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.6
▲75% higher than Rotterdam (3.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Witte Dorp registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 79 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Witte Dorp50
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 Witte Dorp is 'Theft and burglary': 20.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.8 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Witte DorpRotterdam
Theft and burglary20.7
Rotterdam 34.8▼ −41% vs Rotterdam
Violence and threats8.6
Rotterdam 10.7▼ −20% vs Rotterdam
Fraud and scams8.6
Rotterdam 6.5▲ +32% vs Rotterdam
Vandalism and public order5.2
Rotterdam 8.1▼ −36% vs Rotterdam
Traffic3.4
Rotterdam 14.0▼ −76% vs Rotterdam
Other and withheld3.4
Rotterdam 3.9▼ −13% 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 2022, police in Witte Dorp registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2022
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) 2022
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Rotterdam average; green space is below the Rotterdam average.
An estimated 54% of adults in Witte Dorp rate their own health as good, 13 percentage points less than in Rotterdam. More adults are overweight (65% against 53%), more feel lonely (65% against 55%) and more report anxiety or depression (61% against 56%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (35% against 45%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Witte Dorp, covering 100% of the area, against 38% in Rotterdam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
54%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
65%
▲12 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (53%)
Lonely
65%
▲10 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (56%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲62 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
54%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
65%
▲12 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (53%)
Lonely
65%
▲10 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼10 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
61%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (56%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲62 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼32 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (8%)
Health
An estimated 54% 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
53.8%
67%
Smokes
22.7%
22.9%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
5.4%
Overweight
65.3%
53%
Lonely
65%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
61.1%
56%
Meets physical activity guideline
35.1%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Built-up100%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.2
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
5.3
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 shrinking, while it grows in Rotterdam.
Witte Dorp has 580 inhabitants (2026), or 13,377 per km² (4.4 times as high as in Rotterdam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 1% 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 2023
-3%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (24%)
Never married
51%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
64%
▲19 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
73%
▲43 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (30%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
-3%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲5 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (24%)
Never married
51%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
64%
▲19 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
73%
▲43 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 shrank 3% between 2023 and 2026, to 580.
Residents, 2026
580
-3% since 2023
Rotterdam +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 13,377 residents per km², this buurt is 4.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Rotterdam.
Residents per km²13,377
Dwellings per km²5,900
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.6 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15105
15 to 2570
25 to 45120
45 to 65165
65 to 80100
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married295
Married200
Divorced55
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
64% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)40
Outside Europe370
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
73% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1220
Higher professional, university80
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
Witte Dorp has an average of 0.7 cars per household, about the same as in Rotterdam (0.7). 14% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (25%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
27%
▲12 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼11 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
−5 pp
▼lower than Rotterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲9 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
77%
▲49 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
27%
▲12 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (19%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (27%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
=about the same as Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼11 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
−5 pp
▼lower than Rotterdam (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
100%
▲9 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
77%
▲49 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
22%
▼35 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
14% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2025).
Petrol86.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)13.9%
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 18% to 14% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
14%▼ 11 percentage points below Rotterdam (25%)
-4 pp since 2023
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, 180 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars180
Motorcycles5
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
100% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (0.4%).
Residential99.6%
Industrial0.4%
Explanation
Based on 237 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
13,377 residents per km²: 25 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²13,377
NL 539▲ +2382% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Social housing77%
NL 28%▲ +175% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings22%
NL 57%▼ −61% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% 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