2497 Postcode — 's-Gravenhage, South Holland

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 2497 covers 's-Gravenhage, South 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: 10,115
Households: 3,970
Average property value: €463,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2.5
Urbanity: Strongly urban

Where 2497 is

's-Gravenhage, South Holland — the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People

Residents	10,115
Men	5,040
Women	5,075
Under 15	1,700
15 to 25	1,510
25 to 45	2,345
45 to 65	3,295
65 and over	1,265
Born abroad, in Europe	10%
Born abroad, outside Europe	20%

Households

Households	3,970
Average size	2.5
One-person households	26.1%1,035
Couples without children	1,000
One-parent families	12%475
Two-parent families	1,460

Housing

Homes	3,715
Average property value (WOZ)	€463,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	950
Flats and shared buildings	19.8%735
Unoccupied	2%75

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,690
Urbanity	Strongly urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	8.4%850

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	19.8%
Unoccupied	2%

Households

One-person households	26.1%
One-parent families	12%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	8.4%

Age bands

Under 15	16.8067%
15 to 25	14.9283%
25 to 45	23.1834%
45 to 65	32.5754%
65 and over	12.5062%

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.