Oude Westen, Rotterdam
NeighbourhoodThis listing is for a room on the lively Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam. This listing does not state a house number, postcode, floor area, year of construction or energy label. As a result, the rest of this page is mainly about the street and the neighbourhood, not the home itself. At €585 per month, the rent is 74% below the neighbourhood average for rooms, which is €765, a keen price for the area. For context, rooms in Rotterdam vary widely.
The Oude Westen is a dense, urban neighbourhood with a mix of students and long-term residents. Based on two reviews, opinions are divided. One resident calls it a "perfect spot" with "plenty of entertainment". Another says: "The neighbourhood has a lot of potential to live comfortably, but due to frequent nuisance from confused people on the street, drug deals, drug use, and even sleepers in the porches in winter, I often feel unsafe." They also note heavy traffic and a high turnover of temporary residents. The neighbourhood has a very high address density (6709 addresses per km²) and a young population, with many single-person households. For more, see the Oude Westen neighbourhood.
Daily shopping is easy: a SPAR express is on your doorstep, Ekoplaza is just around the corner, and Albert Heijn is a five-minute walk. For schools, Het Praktijkcollege Centrum is a couple of streets away, KC Het Oude Westen is a five-minute walk, and the Erasmiaans Gymnasium is also within a five-minute walk. The area is well connected by public transport, with a train station a ten-minute walk away. Restaurants and museums are close by, and despite the central location, some streets are quiet in the evenings. For more on the wider area, see the municipality of Rotterdam.
At the time of writing the room is listed only via Kamernet. The agent has not published full property details, so the information here focuses on the street and neighbourhood.
Details of this home
Nieuwe Binnenweg, Rotterdam
Good · 2 residents
nice place, plenty of entertainment
Auto-translated to English by AIThe neighbourhood has a lot of potential to live comfortably, but due to frequent nuisance from confused people on the street, drug deals, drug use, and even sleepers in the porches in winter, I often feel unsafe. Some neighbourhood police officers are fantastic, but I once spoke to an officer at a municipal meeting who didn't take this seriously at all ("you're a strong girl", "it's the landlord's responsibility", "just finish your studies quickly and move out"), which doesn't help that feeling of safety. I also find the traffic on my street heavy and especially fast and reckless. After moves, the houses often get students or shared households with young people (like mine). That's a shame; the neighbourhood gets many temporary residents with little connection to the area. I hope the Affordable Rent Act will restore that in the long run. I do see elsewhere in the area that there are social housing units, making the composition of residents mixed, and I think that's healthy. In the mid-range segment, however, I miss affordable homes. The residents of the area have a core of neighbours who have good contact. Newsletters are sent out and events are organised. As a tenant, I only heard about this after a few years. Furthermore, the location is close to shops on the Nieuwe Binnenweg, the area is well connected by metro, tram and bus, I live close to the museums, restaurants in the city centre, and despite that it's quiet on my street in the evenings. I miss greenery in the city but find that there are more and more neighbourhood initiatives to green streets and redesigns where parking spaces make way for tree pits, etc. Very nice!
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95 within 5 km
200 within 5 km
About Nieuwe Binnenweg, Rotterdam
Kamernet has published only the street and price.
Yes, it is keen. The average rent for a room in the neighbourhood is €765, so this room is 74% below that. However, without the floor area, it is hard to compare on a per-square-metre basis.
Reviews are mixed. One resident feels unsafe due to drug use and nuisance, while another enjoys the entertainment. The neighbourhood has a high crime rate (1175 total offences), but also active community initiatives.
A SPAR express is 150 metres away, on your doorstep. Ekoplaza is 305 metres and Albert Heijn is 340 metres, both within a five-minute walk.
Het Praktijkcollege Centrum (secondary) is 200 metres away, KC Het Oude Westen (primary) is 319 metres, and the Erasmiaans Gymnasium (secondary) is 320 metres.
The nearest train station is 1.4 km away, about a ten-minute walk.
The listing does not state whether the room is furnished or unfurnished. This detail is not provided by the agent.
6 homes in the neighbourhood Oude Westen
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