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Oranjekwartier

1,245 residents · postal code 3116 · Part of West, Schiedam

  • no. 2,901 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 60 in Schiedam
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Scores per pillar

Oranjekwartier is an urban residential neighbourhood in Schiedam with 1,245 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.3. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.4, while safety lags at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
37.5
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
2.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 566,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
51%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 23%45–65 28%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
3,431

Nearby neighbourhoods

Liduinabuurt

Schiedam

6.2

Nassaukwartier

Schiedam

8.4

Frankenland

Schiedam

2.9

Walvisbuurt

Schiedam

5.9

Schrijversbuurt

Schiedam

6.5

De Plantage

Schiedam

8.6

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Bergstoep

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8.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oranjekwartier calculated?

Oranjekwartier scores 8.3 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 Oranjekwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Oranjekwartier scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (37.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.