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neighbourhood in Schiedam

Newtonbuurt

2,190 residents · postal code 3112 · Part of Oost, Schiedam

  • no. 11,246 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 40 of 60 in Schiedam

Scores per pillar

The Newtonbuurt in eastern Schiedam is, at 23,000 residents per square kilometre, more densely built than many an Amsterdam neighbourhood, and scores a near-perfect 10 for amenities: school and GP 300 metres away, station at 700. The homes are small and cheap — €243k average, housing 2.6 — and greenery is almost entirely absent (nature 2.5). Overall: 3.5.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
0.7 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
25.7
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 243,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
7%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 39%45–65 25%65+ 9%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
23,230

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Newtonbuurt calculated?

Newtonbuurt scores 3.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Newtonbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Newtonbuurt scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.