Harga

Harga is a neighbourhood in the Kethel district of Schiedam, with 1,800 residents and 541 homes. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€578,000) is 84% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 135 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06060505 · 12 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,800residents1 January 2025

€578,000average WOZ home valueSchiedam: €314,000

33%green within 500 mSchiedam: 21%

135services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Harga in SchiedamPostcodes in Harga highlighted; the rest of Schiedam in grey

Who lives here.

1,800 residents in 555 households, 3.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Schiedam.

33%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

37%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

11%

one-person households

69%

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 Harga is €578,000, against €314,000 in Schiedam.

541homes1 January 2025

86%single-family houses14% flats and apartments

82%owner-occupied5% housing association

100%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

0 m³gas per home per yearSchiedam: 730 m³

3,720 kWhelectricity per home per yearSchiedam: 2,350 kWh

100%homes off the gas gridSchiedam: 5%

97%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 Harga compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

7%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySchiedam: 43%

46%in the top 20% nationallySchiedam: 16%

0.4%of residents live below the poverty lineSchiedam: 5.0%

€289,000median household wealthSchiedam: €49,000

85.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSchiedam: 70.0%

40%with a university or higher professional degreeSchiedam: 27%

18.0%of workers are self-employedSchiedam: 18.0%

1.3cars 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 140 crimes in Harga in 2025, 11% fewer than in 2024. That is 77.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.7 across Schiedam.

Vandalism and criminal damage15

Threats12

Other property crime12

Theft from vehicles8

Driving under the influence8

Theft of bicycles and mopeds7

Assault3

Vehicle theft2

Burglary of homes1

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 Harga, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.8 km

Large supermarket1.9 km

Day nursery0.8 km

Primary school2.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.8

Primary pupils living here330

Secondary pupils living here120

Business premises230

Residents per km²2,966

Land area61 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Schiedam.

Sportpark Harga Spieringshoek Bijdorp Groenoord-Zuid Troelstrabuurt Park Vijfsluizen Kethel district