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Living in De Velden

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Schiedam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Schiedam, and registered crime per resident is lower.

1,885 residents, 736 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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© Kadaster / PDOK, CBS

01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Schiedam average.

The average WOZ value in De Velden is €407,000, 30% higher than in Schiedam (€314,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 10%, against a rise of 9% in Schiedam. 88% of the homes are owner-occupied, 38 percentage points more than in Schiedam (50%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €407,000
    30% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2023
    +10%
    about the same as Schiedam (+9%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    88%
    38 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
  • Social housing
    10%
    21 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    17 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    76%
    44 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    6%
    2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (4%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 10% between 2023 and 2025, to €407,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€407,00030% 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: ~€283 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€283/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 115 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €407,000 · 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€156
  • Maintenance reserve€146–
  • Buildings insurance€10–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Schiedam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 146th 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 115 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €407,000.
  • 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 Velden has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Spaland en Sveaparken.

Netherlands€398,000
Schiedam€314,000
Sveaholm€566,000
Sveafors€529,000
De Vlinderhoven€413,000
De Velden€407,000

De Akkers€399,000
Explanation

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: €407,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
De Velden407,000736–
De Gaarden en Windas415,000296–
De Vlinderhoven413,000458–
De Akkers399,000540–
Sveaborg en Sveadal510,000652–
Sveaholm566,000155–
Sveafors529,000205–
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 88% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied88%
  • Social housing10%
  • Private rent3%
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

76% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes76%
  • Multi-family homes24%
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

94% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 13% in the municipality of Schiedam.

  • 1992-200594%
  • 2006-20156%
Explanation

Based on 736 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, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Velden, 70% lower than in Schiedam (57). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 21%, 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
    17
    70% lower than Schiedam (57)
  • Change since 2023
    +21%
    higher than Schiedam (-6%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.8
    38% lower than Schiedam (2.9)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, De Velden registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.

De Velden17
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, De Velden registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1770% below Schiedam
  • +21% since 2023
  • Schiedam -6%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in De Velden is 'Theft and burglary': 7.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.5 in the municipality of Schiedam.

De VeldenSchiedam
  • Theft and burglary7.0
  • Fraud and scams4.8
  • Traffic2.7
  • Vandalism and public order1.1
  • Violence and threats1.1
  • Environmental0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.8 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.9 in the municipality of Schiedam.

De Velden1.81
The municipality of Schiedam2.92
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in De Velden registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.

2020
2021
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 77% of adults in De Velden rate their own health as good, 9 percentage points more than in Schiedam. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 54%), fewer smoke (14% against 22%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 53%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 43%).

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    77%
    9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    43%
    11 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    45%
    8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
  • Smokes
    14%
    8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    46%
    3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)

Health

An estimated 77% 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
76.6%
67.9%
Smokes
14%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
4.9%
Overweight
56.5%
57%
Lonely
43.3%
54.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.7%
53.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.2%
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 700 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket700 m–
GP practice1,600 m–
Primary school800 m–
Daycare800 m–
Large supermarkets–1.1
GP practices–0
Daycares–1.8
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 shrinking, while it grows in Schiedam.

De Velden has 1,885 inhabitants (2026), or 8,939 per km² (95% higher than in Schiedam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population stayed about level, 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
    -0%
    lower than 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
    35%
    9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
  • Married
    47%
    14 percentage points higher than Schiedam (33%)
  • Dutch origin
    73%
    22 percentage points higher than Schiedam (51%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    47%
    6 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 held steady between 2023 and 2026, at 1,885.

Residents, 2026
1,885
  • +0% since 2023
  • Schiedam +2%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 8,939 residents per km², this buurt is 95% more densely populated than the municipality of Schiedam.

Residents per km²8,939
Dwellings per km²3,504.8

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.7 died per 1,000.

2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

35% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15280
  • 15 to 25240
  • 25 to 45415
  • 45 to 65660
  • 65 to 80270
  • 80 and over25

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

47% of residents are married.

  • Never married835
  • Married885
  • Divorced110
  • Widowed50

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

74% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,385
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
  • Outside Europe405

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1380
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4710
  • Higher professional, university430

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 Velden has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 33% higher 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
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    12%
    14 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    32%
    10 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    24%
    8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (16%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    33% higher 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
    +7 pp
    higher than Schiedam (+5 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    99%
    8 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
  • Healthcare, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than Schiedam (2%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Social housing
    10%
    18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    88%
    31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening55
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg40
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

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).

  • Petrol76.9%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.1%
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 16% to 23% between 2023 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
23%1 percentage point 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, 930 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars930
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

99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (0.1%).

  • Residential99.1%
  • Healthcare0.1%
  • Other0.8%
Explanation

Based on 743 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

8,939 residents per km²: 17 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²8,939
  • Private rent3%
  • Social housing10%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings88%
  • Multi-family dwellings24%
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Schiedam

Other neighbourhoods in Schiedam
Sveaholm435€566,00023
Sveafors535€529,00015
Sveaborg en Sveadal1,705€510,00020
De Gaarden en Windas820€415,00012
De Vlinderhoven1,095€413,00016

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in De Velden (Schiedam): WOZ, prices & safety