Neighbourhood De Meesterbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Nieuwland · municipality Schiedam · Zuid-Holland

  • 677 homes
  • 970 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985

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 De Meesterbuurt

Homes
677
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
74 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
592
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 93% 631
  • Mid-terrace house 5% 37
  • End-terrace house 1% 9

Energy label

  • A or better 6% 42
  • B 12% 83
  • C 0% 3
  • D 15% 99
  • E 11% 75
  • F 9% 64
  • G 17% 115
  • No label 29% 196

Building period

  • 1945–1969 53% 362
  • 1990–2009 18% 125
  • 2010 and later 28% 190

Residents

Residents
970
January 1, 2025
Households
430
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
50%
Households with children
34%
Population density
9.307
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 160
  • 15–25 years 11% 110
  • 25–45 years 29% 285
  • 45–65 years 20% 195
  • 65 years and older 23% 225

Housing and value

Owner-occupied homes
10%
Rental homes
90%
65% housing association
Single-family homes
5%
95% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
22%
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
2.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
50 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
650 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
2%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network in development
Staatsliedenbuurt en Nolensbuurt
Ontwikkelfase, techniek onbekend, expected 2030
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
84% central heating, 14% 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
100 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
300 m
avg. distance
Daycare
200 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.869 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
232 passenger cars
Company locations
120
of which 10 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)
52 dB
municipality 56 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
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
6%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 677 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 271
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 52% 354
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 12
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 40

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,8 m
average 1,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
42%
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)
72%
municipality 84%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °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
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
77
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
75
-6% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,5
1 burglary
Municipality
62
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 12% 9
  • Mishandeling 12% 9
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 8
  • Bedreiging 7% 5
  • Vernieling 5% 4
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 3
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Straatroof 1% 1

Per year

  1. 662021
  2. 592022
  3. 712023
  4. 922024
  5. 832025

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
3,84
−0,26 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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,12 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,20 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,11 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,22 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)
−2,4 mm per year
municipality −2,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,4%
zeer laag, municipality 2,9%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,3%
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
€ 3.200
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
8,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)