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Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Schiedam
Living in Zwaluwbuurt
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.
The average WOZ value in Zwaluwbuurt is €455,000, 45% higher than in Schiedam (€314,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 7%, against a rise of 9% in Schiedam. 93% of the homes are owner-occupied, 43 percentage points more than in Schiedam (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€455,000
▲45% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+7%
▼lower than Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲43 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲55 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼28 percentage points lower than Schiedam (29%)
Built 1945–1964
29%
▲14 percentage points higher than Schiedam (15%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (13%)
Average WOZ value
€455,000
▲45% higher than Schiedam (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
+7%
▼lower than Schiedam (+9%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
93%
▲43 percentage points higher than Schiedam (50%)
Social housing
4%
▼27 percentage points lower than Schiedam (31%)
Private rent
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Schiedam (20%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲55 percentage points higher than Schiedam (32%)
Built before 1945
1%
▼28 percentage points lower than Schiedam (29%)
Built 1945–1964
29%
▲14 percentage points higher than Schiedam (15%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼8 percentage points lower than Schiedam (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 7% between 2023 and 2025, to €455,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€455,000▲ 45% above Schiedam
+7% 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: ~€319 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€319/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
137 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €455,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€45–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€31€40
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€187
Maintenance reserve€175–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Schiedam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 134th 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 137 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €455,000.
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
Zwaluwbuurt has the 2nd-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: €455,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zwaluwbuurt
455,000
629
–
Kethel-dorp
372,000
393
–
Tuindorp
428,000
538
–
Bijdorp
328,000
111
–
Harga
578,000
541
–
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 93% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied93%
Social housing4%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
37% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 19% in the municipality of Schiedam.
Before 19451%
1945-196428.8%
1965-197417%
1975-199136.9%
1992-20054.6%
2006-201511.6%
2016 and later0.2%
Explanation
Based on 629 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, 24 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zwaluwbuurt, 58% lower than in Schiedam (57). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 24%, 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
24
▼58% lower than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
+24%
▲higher than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.4
▲2.2 times as high as Schiedam (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▼58% lower than Schiedam (57)
Change since 2023
+24%
▲higher than Schiedam (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.4
▲2.2 times as high as Schiedam (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zwaluwbuurt registered 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 57 in the municipality of Schiedam.
Zwaluwbuurt24
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 Zwaluwbuurt is 'Theft and burglary': 16.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.5 in the municipality of Schiedam.
ZwaluwbuurtSchiedam
Theft and burglary16.1
Schiedam 24.5▼ −34% vs Schiedam
Violence and threats2.1
Schiedam 7.4▼ −72% vs Schiedam
Fraud and scams2.1
Schiedam 5.5▼ −62% vs Schiedam
Traffic2.1
Schiedam 9.8▼ −79% vs Schiedam
Vandalism and public order1.4
Schiedam 7.0▼ −80% 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 Zwaluwbuurt registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 78% of adults in Zwaluwbuurt rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points more than in Schiedam. Fewer adults feel lonely (36% against 54%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 53%) and fewer smoke (12% against 22%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 43%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲10 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼18 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
Smokes
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲10 percentage points higher than Schiedam (68%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼18 percentage points lower than Schiedam (54%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼12 percentage points lower than Schiedam (53%)
Smokes
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Schiedam (22%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (43%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
78%
67.9%
Smokes
12.4%
21.6%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
4.9%
Overweight
53.3%
57%
Lonely
35.8%
54.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.8%
53.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.8%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.1
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
2.4
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.
Zwaluwbuurt has 1,440 inhabitants (2026), or 6,033 per km² (31% higher than in Schiedam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼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
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
Married
51%
▲18 percentage points higher than Schiedam (33%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲31 percentage points higher than Schiedam (51%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
43%
▲16 percentage points higher than Schiedam (27%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
-1%
▼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
29%
▲3 percentage points higher than Schiedam (26%)
Married
51%
▲18 percentage points higher than Schiedam (33%)
Dutch origin
82%
▲31 percentage points higher than Schiedam (51%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
43%
▲16 percentage points higher than Schiedam (27%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2023 and 2026, to 1,440.
Residents, 2026
1,440
-1% since 2023
Schiedam +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,033 residents per km², this buurt is 31% more densely populated than the municipality of Schiedam.
Residents per km²6,033
Dwellings per km²2,620.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.0 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15190
15 to 25145
25 to 45240
45 to 65415
65 to 80325
80 and over125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are married.
Never married530
Married730
Divorced85
Widowed95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,175
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
Outside Europe170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4390
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
Zwaluwbuurt has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 22% higher than in Schiedam (0.9). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Schiedam (22%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼16 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+4 pp
=about the same as Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Schiedam (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Schiedam (2%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼16 percentage points lower than Schiedam (26%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Schiedam (22%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
7%
▲4 percentage points higher than Schiedam (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Schiedam (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
=about the same as Schiedam (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+4 pp
=about the same as Schiedam (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲5 percentage points higher than Schiedam (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Schiedam (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Schiedam (2%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening50
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 22% in the municipality of Schiedam (2025).
Petrol77.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.1%
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 18% to 22% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%– about the same as 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, 700 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars700
Motorcycles35
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (1%).
Residential96.2%
Retail0.5%
Office1.1%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.2%
Education0.2%
Other1.7%
Explanation
Based on 654 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
6,033 residents per km²: 11 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,033
NL 539▲ +1019% vs NL
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings93%
NL 57%▲ +63% 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