Oud Mathenesse, Rotterdam
NeighbourhoodThis 54 m² apartment on Kraaierstraat 10B in Rotterdam's Oud Mathenesse is a practical home for anyone looking for an affordable place in the city. Built in 1950 and with energy label E, it has character but will need some attention on heating costs. At €225,000, the asking price is 18% below the neighbourhood average of €274,900, making it a keen entry point into the Rotterdam housing market. For context, apartments in Rotterdam vary widely in price and size.
Oud Mathenesse is a dense, urban area with a mix of pre-war and post-war housing. It's a neighbourhood of contrasts: one long-term resident who has lived here since 1997 says, "I still feel safe we live here," while another notes the area is "deteriorating," pointing to broken paving stones and double-parked cars on Franselaan. The neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse has a high proportion of single-person households and a young population, with many residents aged 25-45. Crime figures are relatively high, but the area remains popular for its central location and affordable housing.
For everyday shopping, Dirk is just around the corner and Lidl is a couple of streets away. There are several primary schools within walking distance, including OBS Mathenesse and Basisschool de Peperklip, both a five-minute walk. The municipality Rotterdam offers extensive public transport, with a train station a ten-minute walk away. A park is on your doorstep, and restaurants are just around the corner, so there's plenty to do without going far.
At the time of writing, the home is listed through several channels, including Zuidstad Makelaars, Funda, and Vastgoed Nederland.
Details of this home
Kraaierstraat 10B, 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
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About Kraaierstraat 10B, Rotterdam
The asking price of €225,000 is 18% below the average asking price in Oud Mathenesse (€274,900) and also below the median of €265,000. Given the 54 m² floor area, that works out to about €4,167 per m², which is in line with the neighbourhood average of €4,177 per m². So it's priced keenly compared to other homes currently on the market.
The energy label is E, which is below average for the neighbourhood. In Oud Mathenesse, 58.2% of homes have label D or lower, so an E label is not unusual for a flat built in 1950. You can expect higher heating costs compared to a more efficient home, but no exact amounts are given in the listing.
Resident reviews give the neighbourhood an average score of 6.42 out of 10. One long-term resident says, "I still feel safe we live here," while another mentions issues like broken paving stones and double-parked cars. The total number of crimes reported in the area is 587, but that figure covers all types of incidents. It's a mixed picture, so it's worth visiting at different times to get a feel for it.
The nearest train station is 1.2 km away, about a ten-minute walk. Rotterdam city centre is easily reachable by train or tram.
Yes. Dirk supermarket is 181 m away and Lidl is 223 m. Several primary schools are within a few hundred metres: Auris Hildernisseschool (147 m), OBS Mathenesse (356 m), and Basisschool de Peperklip (383 m). For secondary education, Lentiz | LIFE College is 462 m away. So daily errands and school runs are easily done on foot.
The floor area is 54 m², which typically accommodates one or two bedrooms, but you would need to check the layout with the agent.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Oud Mathenesse
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