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Kralingen West

Kralingen West is a neighbourhood in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, with 15,925 residents and 8,171 homes. 28% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€386,000) is 13% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 310 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05990841 · 292 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
15,925residents1 January 2025
€386,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
15%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
310services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kralingen West in RotterdamPostcodes in Kralingen West highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Kralingen West highlighted

Who lives here.

15,925 residents in 9,320 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rotterdam.

12%
aged 0–14
22%
aged 15–24
32%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
60%
one-person households
20%
households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Kralingen West is €386,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

8,171homes1 January 2025
8%single-family houses92% flats and apartments
28%owner-occupied49% housing association
3%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
660 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
1,810 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
5%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 Kralingen West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

60%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
11%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
6.3%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€7,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
66.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
46%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
15.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
0.4cars 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 999 crimes in Kralingen West in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 62.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds183
Theft from vehicles104
Other property crime88
Vandalism and criminal damage65
Assault52
Threats44
Burglary of homes18
Vehicle theft16
Public violence against people8
Driving under the influence4
Street robbery3
Pickpocketing1
Hold-up robbery1

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 Kralingen West, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.9
Primary pupils living here960
Secondary pupils living here600
Business premises2,265
Residents per km²15,569
Land area102 ha

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

Schools in Kralingen West.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

De BavokringPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
ArentschoolPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Openbare Scholengemeenschap Libanon Lyceum voor VWO HAVO MAVOSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Openbaar
Openbare Scholengemeenschap Libanon Lyceum voor VWO HAVO MAVOHavo MavoSecondary school · Openbaar

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Rotterdam.

StruisenburgKralingen OostOud CrooswijkRubroekNieuw CrooswijkStadsdriehoekKralingen-Crooswijk district