Boylebuurt

Boylebuurt is a neighbourhood in the Oost district of Schiedam, with 1,230 residents and 547 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€227,000) is 28% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 216 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06060107 · 32 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,230residents1 January 2025

€227,000average WOZ home valueSchiedam: €314,000

9%green within 500 mSchiedam: 21%

216services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Schiedam with Boylebuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,230 residents in 595 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Schiedam.

17%

aged 0–14

14%

aged 15–24

33%

aged 25–44

10%

aged 65 and over

47%

one-person households

35%

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 Boylebuurt is €227,000, against €314,000 in Schiedam.

547homes1 January 2025

8%single-family houses92% flats and apartments

34%owner-occupied34% housing association

0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

860 m³gas per home per yearSchiedam: 730 m³

2,070 kWhelectricity per home per yearSchiedam: 2,350 kWh

0%homes off the gas gridSchiedam: 5%

3%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 Boylebuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySchiedam: 43%

6%in the top 20% nationallySchiedam: 16%

11.1%of residents live below the poverty lineSchiedam: 5.0%

€4,000median household wealthSchiedam: €49,000

65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSchiedam: 70.0%

19.0%of workers are self-employedSchiedam: 18.0%

0.6cars 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 51 crimes in Boylebuurt in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 41.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.7 across Schiedam.

Assault8

Vandalism and criminal damage7

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6

Threats4

Theft from vehicles3

Burglary of homes2

Other property crime2

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 Boylebuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km24.5

Primary pupils living here120

Secondary pupils living here60

Business premises170

Residents per km²27,986

Land area4 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Schiedam.

Newtonbuurt Glasbuurt Marconibuurt Wetenschappersbuurt Stationsbuurt Singelkwartier Oost district