Noodopvang Rotterdam (Walenburgerweg)
Since February 2024 the COA has accommodated unaccompanied minor asylum seekers at Walenburgerweg 33 (Villa Walenburg) in Rotterdam, a building previously used as a hostel for homeless youth, with around 40 places and 24-hour supervision by the COA and care organisation Zorg & Perspectief. In 2025 the municipality and COA agreed to extend the reception until February 2030. Reporting concerned the opening and extension rather than any incidents.
Occupancy
45
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.0m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Walenburgerweg, Rotterdam. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
2024
Rotterdam houses 35 minor asylum seekers from Ter Apel in Villa Walenburg
The COA opened reception for unaccompanied minors at Walenburgerweg, taking in young people from the overcrowded Ter Apel centre.
Rijnmond · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Feb 2024
AMV reception opens at Villa Walenburg
COA begins housing around 35-40 unaccompanied minors at Walenburgerweg 33.
2025
Reception extended to 2030
Rotterdam and COA extend the AMV reception until February 2030.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 45 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €3.0m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.