De Velden

De Velden is a neighbourhood in the Spaland en Sveaparken district of Schiedam, with 1,870 residents and 736 homes. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 76% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€407,000) is 30% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 90 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 06061004 · 18 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,870residents1 January 2025

€407,000average WOZ home valueSchiedam: €314,000

36%green within 500 mSchiedam: 21%

90services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

De Velden in SchiedamPostcodes in De Velden highlighted; the rest of Schiedam in grey

Map of Schiedam with De Velden highlighted

Who lives here.

1,870 residents in 750 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for Schiedam.

15%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

22%

aged 25–44

14%

aged 65 and over

20%

one-person households

47%

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 De Velden is €407,000, against €314,000 in Schiedam.

736homes1 January 2025

76%single-family houses24% flats and apartments

88%owner-occupied10% housing association

0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied

690 m³gas per home per yearSchiedam: 730 m³

2,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearSchiedam: 2,350 kWh

1%homes off the gas gridSchiedam: 5%

30%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 De Velden compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

16%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySchiedam: 43%

35%in the top 20% nationallySchiedam: 16%

1.5%of residents live below the poverty lineSchiedam: 5.0%

€238,000median household wealthSchiedam: €49,000

79.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSchiedam: 70.0%

28%with a university or higher professional degreeSchiedam: 27%

13.0%of workers are self-employedSchiedam: 18.0%

1.2cars 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 31 crimes in De Velden in 2025, 3% fewer than in 2024. That is 16.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 56.7 across Schiedam.

Theft from vehicles6

Theft of bicycles and mopeds3

Vehicle theft2

Other property crime2

Vandalism and criminal damage2

Threats1

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 De Velden, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.6 km

Large supermarket0.7 km

Day nursery0.8 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.9

Primary pupils living here140

Secondary pupils living here110

Business premises165

Residents per km²9,250

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.

De Akkers Sveaborg en Sveadal Kastelenbuurt De Vlinderhoven Sveaholm Botenbuurt Spaland en Sveaparken district