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Natuurkundigenbuurt

Natuurkundigenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Oost district of Schiedam, with 1,030 residents and 556 homes. 32% of homes are owner-occupied and 17% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€261,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 232 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06060102 · 22 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,030residents1 January 2025
€261,000average WOZ home valueSchiedam: €314,000
5%green within 500 mSchiedam: 21%
232services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Natuurkundigenbuurt in SchiedamPostcodes in Natuurkundigenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Schiedam in grey
Map of Schiedam with Natuurkundigenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,030 residents in 565 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Schiedam.

13%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
24%
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 Natuurkundigenbuurt is €261,000, against €314,000 in Schiedam.

556homes1 January 2025
17%single-family houses83% flats and apartments
32%owner-occupied49% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
740 m³gas per home per yearSchiedam: 730 m³
1,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearSchiedam: 2,350 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridSchiedam: 5%
6%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 Natuurkundigenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

60%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySchiedam: 43%
10%in the top 20% nationallySchiedam: 16%
5.9%of residents live below the poverty lineSchiedam: 5.0%
€11,000median household wealthSchiedam: €49,000
65.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSchiedam: 70.0%
17.0%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 61 crimes in Natuurkundigenbuurt in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 59.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.7 across Schiedam.

Vandalism and criminal damage12
Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Assault5
Threats3
Burglary of homes2
Theft from vehicles2
Street robbery2
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 Natuurkundigenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.2 km
Primary school0.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km21.0
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here40
Business premises145
Residents per km²13,926
Land area7 ha

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

Schools in Natuurkundigenbuurt.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

KaleidoscoopPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Schiedam.

MarconibuurtStadserfSingelkwartierGlasbuurtBinnenstadStationsbuurtOost district