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Netherlands Housing Conversions Fell 10% in 2024, CBS Says

Rising office projects contrasted with fewer shop conversions, shifting activity toward Rotterdam.

Overview

  • In 2024, 7,900 homes were added through conversions, equal to 9% of new additions, while 69,000 came from new construction.
  • Rotterdam accounted for nearly 12% of all conversions, about 925 homes, the largest share of any municipality.
  • Zuid-Holland led provincially with 1,970 conversions, followed by Noord-Brabant with 1,320.
  • Noord-Holland saw conversions drop 51% to 955, with Amsterdam’s share falling from 13% of the national total to 3%.
  • Office-to-residential conversions rose 11% to 2,800 homes as shop-based projects nearly halved to 1,200, and a CBS first estimate counts 2,900 conversion homes in the first half of 2025.