Oud Mathenesse, Rotterdam
NeighbourhoodThis 53 m² apartment on the Belgischestraat in Rotterdam's Oud Mathenesse has an energy label F, so heating costs will be high. Built in 1940, it's a typical pre-war flat in this part of the city. At €240,000, the asking price is below the neighbourhood average of €274,900, which makes it a keen option for a starter or investor. For context, apartments in Rotterdam vary widely in price and condition.
Oud Mathenesse is a densely populated area with a mix of pre-war and post-war housing. It's very urban, with over 3,600 addresses per km². Residents have mixed feelings: one says 'Still feel safe' after 34 years, while another notes 'Neighbourhood is deteriorating' and mentions broken glass and double parking. A third says 'I still feel safe we live here' despite the decline. The neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse has many single-person households and a relatively young population.
For daily shopping, Dirk is just around the corner and Lidl is a couple of streets away. There are several primary schools within walking distance: OBS Mathenesse is a five-minute walk, and Basisschool de Peperklip is a bit further. The municipality Rotterdam offers extensive amenities, but secondary schools are a ten-minute walk or more. A park is on your doorstep, and a train station is a ten-minute walk away.
At the time of writing, the home is listed via Makelaarskantoor Langejan and also appears on Funda, so it's available through several channels.
Details of this home
Belgischestraat 40C, Rotterdam
Satisfactory · 7 residents
Lots of shards of glass lying on the street near a senior flat where many residents depend on a mobility scooter or wheelchair and are housebound if they get a flat tyre from riding over glass. Cars parked double, especially on Franselaan, or even crazier, parked diagonally on the pavement and cycle path to unload at a Polish supermarket. Speaking to the driver doesn't help because they only speak Polish, as it's a van or truck with Polish plates that keep doing this. Loose paving stones, especially on Franselaan; if you ride over them with a mobility scooter, you're terrified. Life-threatening situation in some places on that street, also for elderly people with limited mobility, because the tiles are simply not laid properly. The flat in the senior complex is excellent, certainly for someone with limited mobility who depends on aids.
Auto-translated to English by AIHave lived here for 34 years, happy to live here
Auto-translated to English by AII have lived here since 1997 and of course the neighbourhood is going downhill but as long as we feel safe we will stay living here.
Auto-translated to English by AII think there is potential in this neighbourhood, there is a warm community but hygiene and aesthetics are really not nice and it is no longer a neighbourhood to live in. I wish more value was placed on the aesthetics of the houses, streets, environment and surroundings.
Auto-translated to English by AIPlummeting
Auto-translated to English by AII've lived there since I was 20 and as a girl living in that place is not nice, I've had to call the police more often because men wanted sex and shouted sexual things
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Data from Oud Mathenesse
70 within 5 km
142 within 5 km
About Belgischestraat 40C, Rotterdam
The asking price of €240,000 is below the average sale price in Oud Mathenesse (€274,900) and also below the median of €265,000. Given the 53 m² floor area, the price per m² works out at about €4,528, which is slightly above the neighbourhood average of €4,177 per m². So it's priced keenly overall, but the energy label F means higher running costs.
The energy label is F, which is poor. This means the home is not well insulated and heating costs will be high. In Oud Mathenesse, 58% of homes have a label D or lower, so this is not unusual for the area, but you should budget for significant energy bills.
Residents have mixed views. One long-term resident says they 'still feel safe' after 34 years, and another says 'as long as we feel safe we will stay living here'. However, a third review mentions broken glass, double parking, and loose paving stones, particularly on Franselaan. The overall review score is 6.42 out of 10 based on 7 reviews.
The nearest supermarket is Dirk at 278 metres, and Lidl is 431 metres away. For primary schools, OBS Mathenesse is 436 metres and Basisschool de Peperklip is 523 metres. A park is just 200 metres away, and a train station is 1.2 km from the home.
In Oud Mathenesse, sold homes had an average listing time of 50 days. That's a reasonable period, suggesting a balanced market without extreme urgency.
This is an apartment (flat) of 53 m², built in 1940. The layout is not described, so you would need to view it to see the arrangement.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse
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