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Van Beethovenbuurt

Van Beethovenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Groenoord district of Schiedam, with 1,575 residents and 920 homes. 47% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€242,000) is 23% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 147 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06060701 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,575residents1 January 2025
€242,000average WOZ home valueSchiedam: €314,000
46%green within 500 mSchiedam: 21%
147services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Van Beethovenbuurt in SchiedamPostcodes in Van Beethovenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Schiedam in grey
Map of Schiedam with Van Beethovenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,575 residents in 930 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Schiedam.

9%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
35%
aged 65 and over
54%
one-person households
19%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Van Beethovenbuurt is €242,000, against €314,000 in Schiedam.

920homes1 January 2025
0%single-family houses100% flats and apartments
47%owner-occupied17% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
820 m³gas per home per yearSchiedam: 730 m³
2,770 kWhelectricity per home per yearSchiedam: 2,350 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridSchiedam: 5%
0%homes with solar panelsSchiedam: 15%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Van Beethovenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

50%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySchiedam: 43%
6%in the top 20% nationallySchiedam: 16%
4.0%of residents live below the poverty lineSchiedam: 5.0%
€51,000median household wealthSchiedam: €49,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSchiedam: 70.0%
22%with a university or higher professional degreeSchiedam: 27%
15.0%of workers are self-employedSchiedam: 18.0%
0.7cars per householdSchiedam: 0.8

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 53 crimes in Van Beethovenbuurt in 2025, 6% more than in 2024. That is 33.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.7 across Schiedam.

Theft from vehicles9
Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Other property crime3
Vehicle theft2
Assault2
Pickpocketing1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Van Beethovenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km17.1
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises145
Residents per km²7,709
Land area20 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Schiedam.

Groenoord-ZuidVan ZantenbuurtMozartbuurtGroenoord-NoordTuindorpBachpleinGroenoord district