Polderwetering

Polderwetering is a neighbourhood in the Polderbuitengebied district of Schiedam, with 390 residents and 150 homes. 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 89% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€638,000) is 103% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 53 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06061102 · 10 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

390residents1 January 2025

€638,000average WOZ home valueSchiedam: €314,000

42%green within 500 mSchiedam: 21%

53services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Schiedam with Polderwetering highlighted

Who lives here.

390 residents in 165 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Schiedam.

12%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

19%

aged 25–44

22%

aged 65 and over

30%

one-person households

39%

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 Polderwetering is €638,000, against €314,000 in Schiedam.

150homes1 January 2025

89%single-family houses11% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied0% housing association

1%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied

1,080 m³gas per home per yearSchiedam: 730 m³

3,410 kWhelectricity per home per yearSchiedam: 2,350 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridSchiedam: 5%

35%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 Polderwetering compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

28%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySchiedam: 43%

35%in the top 20% nationallySchiedam: 16%

2.9%of residents live below the poverty lineSchiedam: 5.0%

€426,000median household wealthSchiedam: €49,000

75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSchiedam: 70.0%

30.0%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 8 crimes in Polderwetering in 2025, 27% fewer than in 2024. That is 20.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.7 across Schiedam.

Assault2

Street robbery2

Other property crime1

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 Polderwetering, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.8 km

Large supermarket1.8 km

Day nursery1.7 km

Primary school1.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.8

Primary pupils living here20

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises100

Residents per km²404

Land area97 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Schiedam.

Sveafors Sveaholm De Gaarden en Windas Sveaborg en Sveadal De Vlinderhoven Zwaluwbuurt Polderbuitengebied district