De Gaarden en Windas, Schiedam
About 810 people live in De Gaarden en Windas, in 315 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 36% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 12.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €398,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.5 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is De Gaarden en Windas a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 36% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 37% |
| Safety and nuisance | 30% |
| Social cohesion | 41% |
| Amenities | 84% |
| Housing stock | 33% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Gaarden en Windas safe?
| All registered crime | 12.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €398,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 30% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | 2.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Schiedam
De Vlinderhoven · De Akkers · De Velden · Sveaborg en Sveadal · Sveaholm · Sveafors · Botenbuurt · Kastelenbuurt · Ambachtenbuurt · Toneelspelersbuurt · Polderwetering · Bachplein
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06061001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.