The population is growing about as fast as 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 Glasbuurt is €224,000, 29% lower than in Schiedam (€314,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 5%, against a rise of 9% in Schiedam. 54% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points more than in Schiedam (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€224,000
▼29% lower than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+5%
▼lower than Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
46%
▲26 percentage points higher than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼31 percentage points lower than Schiedam (32%)
Built before 1945
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (29%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Schiedam (19%)
Average WOZ value
€224,000
▼29% lower than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+5%
▼lower than Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
46%
▲26 percentage points higher than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼31 percentage points lower than Schiedam (32%)
Built before 1945
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (29%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Schiedam (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 5% between 2023 and 2025, to €224,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€224,000▼ 29% below Schiedam
+5% 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: ~€216 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€216/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
78 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €224,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€109NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Property tax (OZB)€15€20
Costs to set aside€107
Maintenance reserve€100–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Schiedam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 185th 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 78 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €224,000.
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
Glasbuurt has the lowest WOZ value of the 9 buurten in Oost.
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: €224,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Glasbuurt
224,000
408
–
Stadserf
291,000
129
–
Natuurkundigenbuurt
261,000
556
–
Singelkwartier
260,000
1,061
–
Stationsbuurt
277,000
455
–
Wetenschappersbuurt
321,000
381
–
Newtonbuurt
243,000
983
–
Boylebuurt
227,000
547
–
Marconibuurt
254,000
903
–
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 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied54%
Private rent46%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes1%
Multi-family homes99%
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 between 1945 and 1964, against 15% in the municipality of Schiedam.
Before 194531.3%
1945-196452.4%
1975-199116.3%
Explanation
Based on 418 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, 88 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Glasbuurt, 54% higher than in Schiedam (57). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 22%, 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
88
▲54% higher than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
+22%
▲higher than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.9
▲69% higher than Schiedam (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
88
▲54% higher than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
+22%
▲higher than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.9
▲69% higher than Schiedam (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Glasbuurt registered 88 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.
Glasbuurt88
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 Glasbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 63.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.5 in the municipality of Schiedam.
GlasbuurtSchiedam
Theft and burglary63.5
Schiedam 24.5▲ +159% vs Schiedam
Violence and threats8.2
Schiedam 7.4▲ +11% vs Schiedam
Traffic8.2
Schiedam 9.8▼ −16% vs Schiedam
Fraud and scams4.7
Schiedam 5.5▼ −15% vs Schiedam
Vandalism and public order2.4
Schiedam 7.0▼ −66% vs Schiedam
Other and withheld1.2
Schiedam 2.2▼ −45% 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 Glasbuurt registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
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 Glasbuurt rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Schiedam. More adults feel lonely (65% against 54%), more smoke (31% against 22%) and more report anxiety or depression (59% against 53%), but fewer are overweight (51% against 57%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▲1 percentage point higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
65%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (54%)
Smokes
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (53%)
Overweight
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Schiedam (57%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▲1 percentage point higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
65%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (54%)
Smokes
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
59%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (53%)
Overweight
51%
▼6 percentage points lower than Schiedam (57%)
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
68.8%
67.9%
Smokes
31.4%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
4.9%
Overweight
51.4%
57%
Lonely
65.2%
54.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
59.3%
53.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.6%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
1.5
Daycares
–
3.8
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 growing about as fast as the Schiedam average.
Glasbuurt has 830 inhabitants (2026), or 5,504 per km² (20% higher 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 25 to 45
44%
▲14 percentage points higher than Schiedam (30%)
Never married
70%
▲16 percentage points higher than Schiedam (54%)
European origin (not Dutch)
37%
▲23 percentage points higher than Schiedam (14%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲17 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 25 to 45
44%
▲14 percentage points higher than Schiedam (30%)
Never married
70%
▲16 percentage points higher than Schiedam (54%)
European origin (not Dutch)
37%
▲23 percentage points higher than Schiedam (14%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
58%
▲17 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 830.
Residents, 2026
830
+2% since 2023
Schiedam +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,504 residents per km², this buurt is 20% more densely populated than the municipality of Schiedam.
Residents per km²5,504
Dwellings per km²2,720
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.9 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
44% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1595
15 to 25115
25 to 45360
45 to 65190
65 to 8055
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
70% of residents are never married.
Never married585
Married175
Divorced60
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
37% of residents have European origin (outside the Netherlands).
Netherlands235
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)305
Outside Europe290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
58% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4310
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
Glasbuurt has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 33% lower than in Schiedam (0.9). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Schiedam (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
38%
▲12 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Schiedam (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼5 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
−3 pp
▼lower than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼11 percentage points lower than Schiedam (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (2%)
Residents per km²
5,504
▲10 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
46%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
99%
▲62 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
38%
▲12 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Schiedam (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼4 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼33% lower than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼5 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
−3 pp
▼lower than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
80%
▼11 percentage points lower than Schiedam (91%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Schiedam (2%)
Residents per km²
5,504
▲10 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
46%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
99%
▲62 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie75
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Schiedam (2025).
Petrol82.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.5%
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 17% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 5 percentage points below Schiedam (22%)
-4 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, 310 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars310
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
80% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).
Residential79.6%
Retail4.4%
Office2.3%
Assembly1.7%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial7.2%
Lodging0.4%
Other5.9%
Explanation
Based on 525 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
1% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings1%
NL 63%▼ −98% vs NL
Residents per km²5,504
NL 539▲ +921% vs NL
Private rent46%
NL 14%▲ +229% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings99%
NL 37%▲ +168% vs NL
Average WOZ value€224,000
NL €398,000▼ −44% 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