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Hoek van Holland

Hoek van Holland is one of 18 districts in Rotterdam, with 10,550 residents and 5,937 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €381,000 is 11% above the municipal average. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 059917 · 3 neighbourhoods · 229 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
10,550residents1 January 2025
€381,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
27%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
86services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Hoek van Holland in RotterdamPostcodes in Hoek van Holland highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Hoek van Holland highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Hoek van Holland.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 83 neighbourhoods in Rotterdam.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Strand en Duin2,560–47%93%19%38%78
Dorp7,920€345k41%63%29%25%88
Rijnpoort65–48%90%31%18%0

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Hoek van Holland is €381,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

5,937homes3 newly built in 2025
73%single-family houses27% flats and apartments
43%owner-occupied36% housing association
7%built in the last ten years19% unoccupied
730 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
2,370 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
5%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
29%homes with solar panelsRotterdam: 11%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Hoek van Holland compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

40%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
21%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
2.7%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€108,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
16.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
1.0cars per householdRotterdam: 0.6

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 553 crimes in Hoek van Holland in 2025, 31% more than in 2024. That is 52.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds83
Driving under the influence47
Assault44
Vandalism and criminal damage39
Threats35
Other property crime31
Theft from vehicles12
Burglary of homes11
Pickpocketing7
Street robbery4
Vehicle theft3
Public violence against people1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Hoek van Holland, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.2
Primary pupils living here860
Secondary pupils living here490
Business premises1,370
Residents per km²744
Land area1,419 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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