Botenbuurt, Schiedam
About 1,495 people live in Botenbuurt, in 720 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 81% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 26.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €324,000; 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 36% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.8 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 1.8 km.
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Is Botenbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 81% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 42% |
| Safety and nuisance | 17% |
| Social cohesion | 12% |
| Amenities | 80% |
| Housing stock | 21% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Botenbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 26.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €324,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 61% / 39% |
| Apartments | 52% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Train station | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | 2.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Schiedam
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06060904. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.