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Kleinpolder

Kleinpolder is a neighbourhood in the Overschie district of Rotterdam, with 8,445 residents and 4,143 homes. 29% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€306,000) is 11% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 145 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05990451 · 193 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
8,445residents1 January 2025
€306,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
24%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
145services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kleinpolder in RotterdamPostcodes in Kleinpolder highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Kleinpolder highlighted

Who lives here.

8,445 residents in 4,015 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rotterdam.

20%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
47%
one-person households
34%
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 Kleinpolder is €306,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

4,143homes1 January 2025
20%single-family houses80% flats and apartments
29%owner-occupied62% housing association
7%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
630 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
2,020 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
10%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
19%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 Kleinpolder compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
14%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
5.3%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€12,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
24%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
16.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
0.7cars 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 476 crimes in Kleinpolder in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 56.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Theft from vehicles44
Theft of bicycles and mopeds39
Other property crime29
Vandalism and criminal damage28
Threats27
Assault24
Driving under the influence22
Vehicle theft15
Burglary of homes11
Public violence against people5
Street 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 Kleinpolder, a highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.6
Primary pupils living here1,000
Secondary pupils living here520
Business premises1,005
Residents per km²6,774
Land area125 ha

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

Schools in Kleinpolder.

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

Openbare Daltonschool OverschiePrimary 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.