Sold subject to conditions
Oud Mathenesse, Rotterdam
NeighbourhoodThis first-floor apartment on Hekbootstraat sits in Oud Mathenesse, a neighbourhood with a mixed reputation. At €259,500 for 56 m², the price is slightly below the neighbourhood average of €274,900, making it a keen entry point into Rotterdam's housing market. For context, apartments in Rotterdam typically command higher prices per square metre.
Oud Mathenesse is a densely populated area with a high proportion of single-person households. Based on seven reviews, residents have mixed feelings. One resident says: "I still feel safe we live here" and has lived there since 1997. Another notes: "Neighbourhood is deteriorating", pointing to broken glass, double-parked cars and loose paving stones. The neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse has a high crime rate, with 587 total offences recorded.
For daily groceries, 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 ten-minute walk. The municipality Rotterdam offers extensive amenities, but secondary schools are further out,.
At the time of writing, the home is listed through several channels, including Van Kleef Makelaars, Pararius and Funda.
Details of this home
Hekbootstraat 28A, 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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Data from Oud Mathenesse
70 within 5 km
148 within 5 km
About Hekbootstraat 28A, Rotterdam
The asking price of €259,500 is below the neighbourhood average of €274,900 and the median of €265,000. Given the 56 m² floor area, the price per m² works out to about €4,634, which is higher than the neighbourhood average of €4,177 per m². So while the total price is competitive, the per-square-metre cost is slightly above average.
The energy label is D. This is a common label for homes built around 1950, as most properties in the neighbourhood (58.2%) have a label D or lower. A D label means moderate energy efficiency, so heating and electricity costs will be higher than in a modern home, but not extreme.
Residents have mixed views. One long-term resident says: 'I still feel safe we live here' and has lived there since 1997. Another review mentions broken glass, double-parked cars and loose paving stones, particularly on Franselaan. The neighbourhood recorded 587 total offences, which is high, but many residents feel safe in their daily lives.
The nearest train station is 1.2 km away, about a 15-minute walk. The high address density (3,680 per km²) suggests good public transport coverage.
Yes, several primary schools are within walking distance: OBS Mathenesse (204 m) and Basisschool de Peperklip (511 m). For secondary education, the nearest school is Experience College at 544 m, but other secondary schools are about 2.1 km away.
Oud Mathenesse has 7,085 residents, with a high proportion of single-person households (2,540 out of 4,250 households). The average household size is 1.7. The age distribution is skewed towards 25-45 year olds (2,840), with fewer children (805 under 15) and elderly (780 over 65).
Sold homes in the neighbourhood took an average of 50 days to sell, which is fairly typical for Rotterdam. The 253 homes sold in the area indicate a reasonably active market.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse
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