Zwaluwbuurt, Schiedam
About 1,425 people live in Zwaluwbuurt, in 625 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 29% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 23.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €432,000; 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 4% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Zwaluwbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 29% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 29% |
| Social cohesion | 34% |
| Amenities | 88% |
| Housing stock | 34% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Zwaluwbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 23.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.4 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) | €432,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 93% / 7% |
| Apartments | 13% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 31% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Train station | 4 km |
| Hospital | 2.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Schiedam
Kethel-dorp · Tuindorp · Bijdorp · Harga · Maasboulevard · Sandersbuurt · Troelstrabuurt · Eilandenbuurt · Spieringshoek · Noletbuurt · Staatsliedenbuurt · Vakbondsliedenbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06060502. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.