Neighbourhood De Velden

Neighbourhood in district Spaland en Sveaparken · municipality Schiedam · Zuid-Holland

  • 736 homes
  • 1.870 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1995
  • avg. WOZ € 390.000

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 De Velden

Homes
736
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1995
Average living area
115 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
736
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 60% 441
  • Apartment 24% 175
  • End-terrace house 13% 95
  • Detached 3% 25

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 176
  • B 65% 479
  • C 11% 80
  • D 0% 1

Building period

  • 1990–2009 96% 710
  • 2010 and later 4% 26

Residents

Residents
1.870
January 1, 2025
Households
745
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
19%
Households with children
47%
Population density
9.344
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 285
  • 15–25 years 13% 240
  • 25–45 years 22% 410
  • 45–65 years 36% 670
  • 65 years and older 14% 265

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 390.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
88%
Rental homes
12%
10% housing association
Single-family homes
76%
24% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
1%
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
2.870 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
520 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
690 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
28%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
3%

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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,6 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.665 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
899 passenger cars
Company locations
175
of which 20 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
100%
municipality 24%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 736 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 56% 412
  • 56–60 dB: busy 41% 300
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 24

Flooding

Homes that may flood
93%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
49%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,4 m
average 0,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
16,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
58%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 84%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
61%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
27%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
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
16
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
29
-6% 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)

  • Diefstal uit auto 41% 12
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 3
  • Vernieling 7% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 1
  • Bedreiging 3% 1
  • Mishandeling 3% 1

Per year

  1. 422021
  2. 212022
  3. 262023
  4. 322024
  5. 312025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,15
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,00

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 sufficient

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)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality −2,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
59 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,3%
zeer laag, municipality 2,9%
Pile rot in 2050
0,4%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
2,5%
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
€ 237.800
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
28,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)