Neighbourhood Boylebuurt

Neighbourhood in district Oost · municipality Schiedam · Zuid-Holland

  • 548 homes
  • 1.230 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • avg. WOZ € 215.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Boylebuurt

Homes
548
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
81 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
546
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 91% 497
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 49
  • End-terrace house 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 5% 26
  • B 13% 69
  • C 27% 150
  • D 9% 48
  • E 16% 87
  • F 9% 52
  • G 21% 115
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • Built before 1945 51% 282
  • 1945–1969 32% 174
  • 1970–1989 16% 86
  • 1990–2009 1% 5
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
1.230
January 1, 2025
Households
590
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
48%
Households with children
35%
Population density
27.826
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,0 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 210
  • 15–25 years 14% 175
  • 25–45 years 33% 405
  • 45–65 years 26% 315
  • 65 years and older 10% 125

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 215.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
33%
Rental homes
67%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
8%
92% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.000 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
30 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
840 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
3%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
85% central heating, 9% block, 1% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
23
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.218 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
333 passenger cars
Company locations
185
of which 15 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
56 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 34%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 24%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 548 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 37% 205
  • 56–60 dB: busy 63% 343

Flooding

Homes that may flood
88%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
88%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,1 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
29%
municipality 44%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 84%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
39%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
38
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
47
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
62
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 15% 7
  • Vernieling 15% 7
  • Mishandeling 13% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 4
  • Bedreiging 9% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 522021
  2. 492022
  3. 392023
  4. 522024
  5. 512025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,83
−0,27 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,00

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,09 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,16 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,10 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,20 more than insufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−2,2 mm per year
municipality −2,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
4 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,9%
laag, municipality 2,9%
Pile rot in 2050
1,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,1%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 3.600
Net labour participation
65%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
7,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)