The population is growing faster than in Schiedam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Schiedam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Harga is €578,000, 84% higher than in Schiedam (€314,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 9%, the same as in Schiedam. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 32 percentage points more than in Schiedam (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€578,000
▲84% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+9%
=about the same as Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲32 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
5%
▼26 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲54 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
Average WOZ value
€578,000
▲84% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+9%
=about the same as Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲32 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
5%
▼26 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲54 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 9% between 2023 and 2025, to €578,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€578,000▲ 84% above 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: ~€335 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€335/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
140 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €578,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€144NL median
Water board levy€48–
Property tax (OZB)€40€51
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€191
Maintenance reserve€178–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Schiedam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 115th 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 140 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €578,000.
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
Harga has the highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Kethel.
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: €578,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Harga
578,000
541
–
Kethel-dorp
372,000
393
–
Zwaluwbuurt
455,000
629
–
Tuindorp
428,000
538
–
Bijdorp
328,000
111
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Social housing5%
Private rent12%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
100% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 4% in the municipality of Schiedam.
2016 and later100%
Explanation
Based on 540 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, 78 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Harga, 37% higher than in Schiedam (57). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 9%, 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
78
▲37% higher than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
-9%
▼lower than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼79% lower than Schiedam (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
78
▲37% higher than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
-9%
▼lower than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼79% lower than Schiedam (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Harga registered 78 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.
Harga78
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 Harga is 'Theft and burglary': 22.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.5 in the municipality of Schiedam.
HargaSchiedam
Theft and burglary22.2
Schiedam 24.5▼ −9% vs Schiedam
Traffic18.9
Schiedam 9.8▲ +93% vs Schiedam
Violence and threats11.7
Schiedam 7.4▲ +58% vs Schiedam
Vandalism and public order10.6
Schiedam 7.0▲ +51% vs Schiedam
Other and withheld7.8
Schiedam 2.2▲ +255% vs Schiedam
Fraud and scams5.6
Schiedam 5.5≈ Schiedam
Environmental1.1
Schiedam 0.3▲ +267% 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 Harga registered 77 traffic accidents, of which 10 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 84% of adults in Harga rate their own health as good, 16 percentage points more than in Schiedam. Fewer adults feel lonely (42% against 54%), fewer are overweight (49% against 57%), fewer smoke (16% against 22%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (49% against 53%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲16 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
42%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
Overweight
49%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (57%)
Smokes
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▼4 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
84%
▲16 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
42%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
Overweight
49%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (57%)
Smokes
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▼4 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
Health
An estimated 84% 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
83.9%
67.9%
Smokes
15.5%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
3%
4.9%
Overweight
49.1%
57%
Lonely
42.4%
54.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.8%
53.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.7%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,900 m
–
GP practice
1,800 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.9
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 faster than the Schiedam average.
Harga has 1,815 inhabitants (2026), or 2,992 per km² (35% lower than in Schiedam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population rose 15%, 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
+15%
▲higher than Schiedam (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Schiedam
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Schiedam (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
36%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (30%)
Never married
53%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (54%)
Dutch origin
49%
▼2 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
+15%
▲higher than Schiedam (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Schiedam
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+7%
▲higher than Schiedam (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
36%
▲6 percentage points higher than Schiedam (30%)
Never married
53%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (54%)
Dutch origin
49%
▼2 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 15% between 2023 and 2026, to 1,815.
Residents, 2026
1,815
+15% since 2023
Schiedam +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,992 residents per km², this buurt is 35% less densely populated than the municipality of Schiedam.
Residents per km²2,992
Dwellings per km²886.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 16.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 2.8 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15585
15 to 25155
25 to 45650
45 to 65335
65 to 8075
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are never married.
Never married960
Married790
Divorced65
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
49% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands885
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)80
Outside Europe855
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, mbo1220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4490
Higher professional, university480
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
Harga has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 44% higher than in Schiedam (0.9). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points more than in Schiedam (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼13 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+9 pp
▲higher than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (1%)
Residents per km²
2,992
▲5.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€578,000
▲45% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼13 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
27%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲44% higher than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+9 pp
▲higher than Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Schiedam (1%)
Residents per km²
2,992
▲5.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€578,000
▲45% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Schiedam (2025).
Petrol69.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30.9%
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 31% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
31%▲ 9 percentage points above Schiedam (22%)
+10 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, 740 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars740
Motorcycles40
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (0.7%).
Residential95.4%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.7%
Lodging0.4%
Other3.2%
Explanation
Based on 566 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
5% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing5%
NL 28%▼ −82% vs NL
Residents per km²2,992
NL 539▲ +455% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Average WOZ value€578,000
NL €398,000▲ +45% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings82%
NL 57%▲ +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