Neighbourhood Walvisbuurt

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Schiedam · Zuid-Holland

  • 452 homes
  • 780 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1931
  • avg. WOZ € 349.000

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 Walvisbuurt

Homes
452
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1931
Average living area
106 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
478
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 87% 394
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 41
  • End-terrace house 2% 8
  • Detached 1% 6
  • Semi-detached house 1% 3

Energy label

  • A or better 4% 16
  • B 15% 70
  • C 27% 120
  • D 17% 76
  • E 5% 23
  • F 7% 30
  • G 23% 104
  • No label 3% 13

Building period

  • Built before 1945 40% 183
  • 1970–1989 54% 242
  • 1990–2009 6% 26
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
780
January 1, 2025
Households
475
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
57%
Households with children
15%
Population density
9.500
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 50
  • 15–25 years 10% 75
  • 25–45 years 32% 255
  • 45–65 years 31% 245
  • 65 years and older 20% 160

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 349.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
60%
Rental homes
40%
11% housing association
Single-family homes
13%
87% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
9%
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
2.280 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
90 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
800 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
1%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
5.418 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
306 passenger cars
Company locations
175
of which 25 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
46%
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
14%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 452 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 4% 16
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 51% 229
  • 56–60 dB: busy 37% 166
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 35
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 6

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 91%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
99%
Of which more than 2 m water
79%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
average 2,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
19,7 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
31%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
65%
municipality 84%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
72%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
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
54
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
42
-70% 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 14% 6
  • Vernieling 7% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 2
  • Mishandeling 5% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 1

Per year

  1. 442021
  2. 452022
  3. 1302023
  4. 9962024
  5. 752025

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
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,00

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,21 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,15 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)
−2,5 mm per year
municipality −2,8 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−1,2 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
3 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
29,2%
zeer hoog, municipality 2,9%
Pile rot in 2050
28,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,7%
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
€ 119.800
Net labour participation
69%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
27,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)