The population is growing about as fast as in Schiedam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Schiedam, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Gaarden en Windas is €415,000, 32% higher than in Schiedam (€314,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 10%, against a rise of 9% in Schiedam. 87% of the homes are owner-occupied, 37 percentage points more than in Schiedam (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€415,000
▲32% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+10%
▲higher than Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲37 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
11%
▼20 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
70%
▲38 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
Built 1992–2005
47%
▲34 percentage points higher than Schiedam (13%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼28 percentage points lower than Schiedam (29%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Schiedam (4%)
Average WOZ value
€415,000
▲32% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+10%
▲higher than Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲37 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
11%
▼20 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
2%
▼18 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
70%
▲38 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
Built 1992–2005
47%
▲34 percentage points higher than Schiedam (13%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼28 percentage points lower than Schiedam (29%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼3 percentage points lower than Schiedam (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 10% between 2023 and 2025, to €415,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€415,000▲ 32% above Schiedam
+10% 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: ~€276 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€276/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
109 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €415,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€28€36
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€149
Maintenance reserve€139–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Schiedam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 142nd 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 109 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €415,000.
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
De Gaarden en Windas has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Spaland en Sveaparken.
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: €415,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Gaarden en Windas
415,000
296
–
De Vlinderhoven
413,000
458
–
De Akkers
399,000
540
–
De Velden
407,000
736
–
Sveaborg en Sveadal
510,000
652
–
Sveaholm
566,000
155
–
Sveafors
529,000
205
–
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 87% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied87%
Social housing11%
Private rent2%
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
70% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes70%
Multi-family homes30%
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
51% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 19% in the municipality of Schiedam.
Before 19451.4%
1975-199151%
1992-200547%
2016 and later0.7%
Explanation
Based on 296 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Schiedam average.
In 2025, 12 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Gaarden en Windas, 79% lower than in Schiedam (57). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 10%, 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
12
▼79% lower than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
-10%
▼lower than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼21% lower than Schiedam (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
12
▼79% lower than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
-10%
▼lower than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.3
▼21% lower than Schiedam (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Gaarden en Windas registered 12 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.
De Gaarden en Windas12
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 De Gaarden en Windas is 'Vandalism and public order': 3.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.0 in the municipality of Schiedam.
De Gaarden en WindasSchiedam
Vandalism and public order3.7
Schiedam 7.0▼ −47% vs Schiedam
Fraud and scams3.7
Schiedam 5.5▼ −33% vs Schiedam
Traffic3.7
Schiedam 9.8▼ −62% vs Schiedam
Theft and burglary1.2
Schiedam 24.5▼ −95% vs Schiedam
Violence and threats0.0
Schiedam 7.4▼ −100% vs Schiedam
Environmental0.0
Schiedam 0.3≈ Schiedam
Other and withheld0.0
Schiedam 2.2▼ −100% vs 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 De Gaarden en Windas registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 74% of adults in De Gaarden en Windas rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Schiedam. Fewer adults feel lonely (44% against 54%), fewer smoke (13% against 22%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 53%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 43%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼10 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
Smokes
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼10 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
Smokes
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)
Health
An estimated 74% 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
74.4%
67.9%
Smokes
13.2%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
4.9%
Overweight
56.7%
57%
Lonely
43.9%
54.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.2%
53.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.1%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.9
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
3.9
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 about as fast as the Schiedam average.
De Gaarden en Windas has 820 inhabitants (2026), or 3,484 per km² (24% lower than in Schiedam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population rose 2%, the same as 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
+2%
=about the same as Schiedam (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Schiedam
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Schiedam (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
Married
48%
▲15 percentage points higher than Schiedam (33%)
Dutch origin
74%
▲23 percentage points higher than Schiedam (51%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
+2%
=about the same as Schiedam (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Schiedam
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Schiedam (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
Married
48%
▲15 percentage points higher than Schiedam (33%)
Dutch origin
74%
▲23 percentage points higher than Schiedam (51%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than 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 2% between 2023 and 2026, to 820.
Residents, 2026
820
+2% since 2023
Schiedam +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,484 residents per km², this buurt is 24% less densely populated than the municipality of Schiedam.
Residents per km²3,484
Dwellings per km²1,287
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.2 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15100
15 to 25105
25 to 45190
45 to 65245
65 to 80145
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married360
Married390
Divorced30
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
74% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands605
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)40
Outside Europe170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4310
Higher professional, university150
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
De Gaarden en Windas has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 44% higher than in Schiedam (0.9). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Schiedam (22%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲13 percentage points higher than Schiedam (16%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (8%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▼5 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+7 pp
▲higher than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (1%)
Residents per km²
3,484
▲6.5 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
29%
▲13 percentage points higher than Schiedam (16%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (8%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▼5 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+7 pp
▲higher than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (1%)
Residents per km²
3,484
▲6.5 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Schiedam (2025).
Petrol72.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)27.4%
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 20% to 27% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 5 percentage points above Schiedam (22%)
+7 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, 415 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars415
Motorcycles25
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
97% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (0.7%).
Residential97%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.7%
Other2.6%
Explanation
Based on 305 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
2% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Residents per km²3,484
NL 539▲ +546% vs NL
Social housing11%
NL 28%▼ −61% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings87%
NL 57%▲ +53% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings30%
NL 37%▼ −19% 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) 2025