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Wetenschappersbuurt

1,010 residents · postal code 3112 · Part of Oost, Schiedam

  • no. 6,908 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 60 in Schiedam
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Scores per pillar

Wetenschappersbuurt is a dense urban neighbourhood in Schiedam with 1,010 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 6.0 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.9, while nature and quiet lags at 2.7.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.6
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 321,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
45%
Built after 2000
40%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 26%15–25 11%25–45 44%45–65 17%65+ 3%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
47%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
9,683

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Stationsbuurt

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3.3

Boylebuurt

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2.6

Natuurkundigenbuurt

Schiedam

2.9

Marconibuurt

Schiedam

3.3

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wetenschappersbuurt calculated?

Wetenschappersbuurt scores 6.0 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 Wetenschappersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Wetenschappersbuurt scores 6.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.