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Blijdorp

Blijdorp is a neighbourhood in the Noord district of Rotterdam, with 10,255 residents and 5,621 homes. 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€396,000) is 16% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 296 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05990532 · 259 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
10,255residents1 January 2025
€396,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
20%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
296services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Blijdorp in RotterdamPostcodes in Blijdorp highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Blijdorp highlighted

Who lives here.

10,255 residents in 6,075 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rotterdam.

9%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
48%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
54%
one-person households
17%
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 Blijdorp is €396,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

5,621homes1 January 2025
1%single-family houses99% flats and apartments
58%owner-occupied9% housing association
0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
740 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
1,910 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
3%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 Blijdorp compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

39%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
20%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
3.4%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€92,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
82.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
68%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
15.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
0.5cars 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 719 crimes in Blijdorp in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 70.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds147
Theft from vehicles98
Vandalism and criminal damage59
Other property crime56
Assault20
Driving under the influence19
Burglary of homes17
Vehicle theft12
Threats10
Street robbery4
Public violence against people2
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 Blijdorp, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km30.0
Primary pupils living here420
Secondary pupils living here340
Business premises1,815
Residents per km²6,296
Land area163 ha

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

Schools in Blijdorp.

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

DominicusPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
De MargrietPrimary school · Openbaar
OBS de BlijbergPrimary school · Openbaar
Unie Noord- locatie Max KolbeSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder
Wolfert van Borselen scholengroepSecondary school (havo, vwo, vmbo) · Openbaar
Wolfert van Borselen ScholengroepSecondary school (havo, vwo) · Openbaar
Wolfert van Borselen scholengroepSecondary school (havo, vwo) · Openbaar
Scholengemeenschap Montessori Lyceum Rotterdam voor Gymnasium Atheneum en HavoSecondary school (havo, vwo) · Bijzonder

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.

BergpolderProvenierswijkAgniesebuurtCs KwartierLiskwartierBlijdorpsepolderNoord district