The population is growing faster than in Schiedam. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Schiedam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Binnenstad is €304,000, 3% lower than in Schiedam (€314,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 9%, the same as in Schiedam. 37% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Schiedam (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼3% lower than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+9%
=about the same as Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
37%
▼13 percentage points lower than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
28%
▼3 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
35%
▲15 percentage points higher than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
20%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (32%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Schiedam (16%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (15%)
Built 1975–1991
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (19%)
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼3% lower than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+9%
=about the same as Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
37%
▼13 percentage points lower than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
28%
▼3 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
35%
▲15 percentage points higher than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
20%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (32%)
Built 1965–1974
1%
▼15 percentage points lower than Schiedam (16%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (15%)
Built 1975–1991
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 9% between 2023 and 2025, to €304,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€304,000▼ 3% below Schiedam
+9% since 2023
Schiedam +9%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€253 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€253/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
99 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €304,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Property tax (OZB)€21€27
Costs to set aside€136
Maintenance reserve€127–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Schiedam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 172nd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 99 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €304,000.
Levies: Schiedam's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Binnenstad has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Centrum.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €304,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Binnenstad
304,000
1,251
–
Brandersbuurt
319,000
720
–
Walvisbuurt
366,000
484
–
De Plantage
456,000
508
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 37% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied37%
Social housing28%
Private rent35%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
80% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes20%
Multi-family homes80%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
52% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 29% in the municipality of Schiedam.
Before 194552.4%
1945-19642.6%
1965-19741.4%
1975-199127.2%
1992-20056.6%
2006-20159.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,270 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Schiedam average.
In 2025, 179 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Binnenstad, 3.1 times as high as in Schiedam (57). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 12%, against a fall of 6% in Schiedam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
179
▲3.1 times as high as Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
+12%
▲higher than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼28% lower than Schiedam (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
179
▲3.1 times as high as Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
+12%
▲higher than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼28% lower than Schiedam (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Binnenstad registered 179 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.
Binnenstad179
The municipality of Schiedam57
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Binnenstad is 'Theft and burglary': 96.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.5 in the municipality of Schiedam.
BinnenstadSchiedam
Theft and burglary96.7
Schiedam 24.5▲ +295% vs Schiedam
Vandalism and public order25.4
Schiedam 7.0▲ +263% vs Schiedam
Violence and threats24.5
Schiedam 7.4▲ +231% vs Schiedam
Traffic19.6
Schiedam 9.8▲ +100% vs Schiedam
Other and withheld6.7
Schiedam 2.2▲ +205% vs Schiedam
Fraud and scams5.8
Schiedam 5.5▲ +5% vs Schiedam
Environmental0.0
Schiedam 0.3≈ Schiedam
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Binnenstad registered 13 traffic accidents, of which 5 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Schiedam average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Binnenstad rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Schiedam. Fewer adults are overweight (51% against 57%), but more smoke (26% against 22%), more feel lonely (57% against 54%) and more report anxiety or depression (56% against 53%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▲1 percentage point higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Overweight
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Schiedam (57%)
Smokes
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▲1 percentage point higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Overweight
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Schiedam (57%)
Smokes
26%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
56%
▲3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)
Health
An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Schiedam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Schiedam
Good self-rated health
69.4%
67.9%
Smokes
25.6%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
6%
4.9%
Overweight
51.1%
57%
Lonely
56.8%
54.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
56.4%
53.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.8%
43.1%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
200 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
7
GP practices
–
2.6
Daycares
–
8.1
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Schiedam average.
Binnenstad has 2,250 inhabitants (2026), or 11,467 per km² (2.5 times as high as in Schiedam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 2% in Schiedam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Schiedam was 68%, 10 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
+3%
▲higher than Schiedam (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Schiedam
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Schiedam (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
39%
▲9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (30%)
Never married
62%
▲8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (54%)
Dutch origin
46%
▼5 percentage points lower than Schiedam (51%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
=about the same as Schiedam (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
+3%
▲higher than Schiedam (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Schiedam
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Schiedam (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
39%
▲9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (30%)
Never married
62%
▲8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (54%)
Dutch origin
46%
▼5 percentage points lower than Schiedam (51%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
=about the same as Schiedam (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2023 and 2026, to 2,250.
Residents, 2026
2,250
+3% since 2023
Schiedam +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 11,467 residents per km², this buurt is 2.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of Schiedam.
Residents per km²11,467
Dwellings per km²6,255
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.7 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
39% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15245
15 to 25230
25 to 45875
45 to 65610
65 to 80240
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
62% of residents are never married.
Never married1,405
Married560
Divorced230
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
46% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,040
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)405
Outside Europe800
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1470
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4780
Higher professional, university670
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Schiedam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 68% of eligible voters in Schiedam voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of SchiedamThe Netherlands
D66
14.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.3%
16.7%
VVD
11.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.2%
12.8%
CDA
7.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.6%
4.5%
BBB
1%
2.6%
Other
20.7%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Binnenstad has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 33% lower than in Schiedam (0.9). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Schiedam (22%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than Schiedam (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▼10 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+2 pp
▼lower than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼13 percentage points lower than Schiedam (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
15%
▲13 percentage points higher than Schiedam (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (1%)
Single-family dwellings
20%
▼43 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
35%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
80%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than Schiedam (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▼10 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲1 percentage point higher than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+2 pp
▼lower than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
78%
▼13 percentage points lower than Schiedam (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
15%
▲13 percentage points higher than Schiedam (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (1%)
Single-family dwellings
20%
▼43 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
35%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
80%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 210 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie110
Handel en horeca210
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening115
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg70
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Schiedam (2025).
Petrol76.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.3%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 21% to 23% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▲ 1 percentage point above Schiedam (22%)
+2 pp since 2023
Schiedam +4 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 795 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars795
Motorcycles85
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
78% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (15%).
Residential77.6%
Retail15.5%
Office2.1%
Assembly5.4%
Healthcare1.2%
Industrial2.4%
Lodging0.5%
Sports0.1%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 1,637 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
11,467 residents per km²: 21 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²11,467
NL 539▲ +2028% vs NL
Single-family dwellings20%
NL 63%▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent35%
NL 14%▲ +150% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings80%
NL 37%▲ +116% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings37%
NL 57%▼ −35% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026