1611 Postcode — Bovenkarspel, North Holland

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4-digit postcode 1611 covers Bovenkarspel, North Holland. Dutch postcodes are four digits and two letters. The four digits identify a delivery area, and it is the level Statistics Netherlands publishes against, so the figures below describe this postcode itself rather than the town around it.

Residents: 10,265
Households: 4,405
Average property value: €366,000
Owner-occupied: 70%
Average household size: 2.3
Urbanity: Moderately urban

Where 1611 is

Bovenkarspel, North Holland — the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People

Residents	10,265
Men	5,130
Women	5,135
Under 15	1,535
15 to 25	1,245
25 to 45	2,215
45 to 65	2,775
65 and over	2,490
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	4,405
Average size	2.3
One-person households	30%1,320
Couples without children	1,450
One-parent families	8.2%360
Two-parent families	1,280

Housing

Homes	4,370
Average property value (WOZ)	€366,000
Owner-occupied	70%
Rented	30%
Housing-association homes	1,100
Flats and shared buildings	9.8%430
Built before 1945	9.5%415
Unoccupied	1.5%65

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,289
Urbanity	Moderately urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	7.3%750

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	70%
Rented	30%
Flats and shared buildings	9.8%
Built before 1945	9.5%
Unoccupied	1.5%

Households

One-person households	30%
One-parent families	8.2%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	7.3%

Age bands

Under 15	14.961%
15 to 25	12.1345%
25 to 45	21.5887%
45 to 65	27.0468%
65 and over	24.269%

Figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), key figures per postcode, 1 January 2025. CBS withholds figures for areas with too few residents to publish safely, so a missing value here means withheld, not zero.