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Rubroek

Rubroek is a neighbourhood in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, with 8,430 residents and 4,716 homes. 19% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€316,000) is 8% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 644 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05990814 · 129 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
8,430residents1 January 2025
€316,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
13%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
644services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Rubroek in RotterdamPostcodes in Rubroek highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Rubroek highlighted

Who lives here.

8,430 residents in 4,905 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rotterdam.

11%
aged 0–14
19%
aged 15–24
35%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
59%
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 Rubroek is €316,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

4,716homes1 January 2025
0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments
19%owner-occupied47% housing association
2%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
440 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
1,790 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
23%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
1%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 Rubroek compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

61%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
7%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
7.9%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€4,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
36%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
13.0%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 729 crimes in Rubroek in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 86.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds101
Theft from vehicles65
Vandalism and criminal damage64
Other property crime62
Burglary of homes31
Threats30
Driving under the influence21
Assault20
Vehicle theft10
Public violence against people6
Street robbery4
Pickpocketing2

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 Rubroek, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km29.6
Primary pupils living here470
Secondary pupils living here280
Business premises1,085
Residents per km²16,077
Land area52 ha

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

Schools in Rubroek.

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

Waalse SchoolPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
Koningin WilhelminaschoolPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk
OBS CrooswijkPrimary 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.