Oud Mathenesse, Rotterdam
NeighbourhoodThis apartment on Engelsestraat in Rotterdam's Oud Mathenesse is a compact home with a practical layout. At 50 m², it's a manageable space for a single person or a couple. The energy label B means it's reasonably efficient, keeping bills in check. With a rent of €927, it sits 22% below the neighbourhood average of €1,196, a keen price for what's on offer. For context, that's in line with the cheapest end of the local rental market, where apartments in Rotterdam start from €754.
Oud Mathenesse is a dense, urban area with a mix of ages and household types. Most homes are flats, and a third are owner-occupied. Residents have mixed feelings: one says 'Still feel safe' after 34 years, while another notes the neighbourhood is 'deteriorating' with issues like broken glass and double-parked cars. A third resident, who has lived here since 1997, says 'as long as we feel safe we will stay'. The neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse has a high density of addresses, so it's a lively, busy place.
Daily errands are easy: Dirk is just around the corner for groceries, and Lidl is a couple of streets away. For school runs, OBS Mathenesse is a five-minute walk, and the Prinses Margrietschool is about ten minutes away. The park or garden is on your doorstep, and a restaurant is just around the corner. The municipality Rotterdam offers plenty of urban amenities within easy reach.
At the time of writing the home is listed only via Rental Rotterdam.
Details of this home
Engelsestraat 55B, 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.
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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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About Engelsestraat 55B, Rotterdam
Yes, it's a keen price. The average rent in Oud Mathenesse is €1,196, so this flat is 22% below that. It's also at the lower end of the local range, which runs from €754 to €1,995. Given the 50 m² size and energy label B, it offers good value for money.
Oud Mathenesse is a very urban area with a high density of addresses. Residents have mixed views: some feel safe and have lived there for decades, while others mention issues like litter and parking problems. It's a diverse, busy neighbourhood with many singles and a significant number of families.
The nearest train station is 1.2 km away, which is about a fifteen-minute walk. That makes it feasible for commuting, though not on your doorstep.
Dirk is just 359 metres away, so you can pop out for bread and milk in a few minutes. Lidl is 560 metres away, a bit further but still a short walk. There are also several other supermarkets within a kilometre or two.
Yes, OBS Mathenesse primary school is 317 metres away, and the Prinses Margrietschool is 570 metres away. For secondary education, Experience College is 555 metres away. So school runs are very manageable on foot.
The energy label is B, which is good. It means the home is reasonably energy-efficient, so you won't face excessively high heating bills. It's a solid middle-of-the-range label for a flat from 1936.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse
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