2871 Postcode — Schoonhoven, South Holland

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 2871 covers Schoonhoven, 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: 12,050
Households: 5,570
Average property value: €369,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2.1
Urbanity: Moderately urban

Where 2871 is

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

People

Residents	12,050
Men	5,955
Women	6,095
Under 15	1,700
15 to 25	1,540
25 to 45	2,730
45 to 65	3,140
65 and over	2,935
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	5,570
Average size	2.1
One-person households	38.3%2,135
Couples without children	1,720
One-parent families	6.6%370
Two-parent families	1,345

Housing

Homes	5,480
Average property value (WOZ)	€369,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	1,705
Flats and shared buildings	25.1%1,375
Built before 1945	18.3%1,005
Unoccupied	3.1%170

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,229
Urbanity	Moderately urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	6.4%770

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	25.1%
Built before 1945	18.3%
Unoccupied	3.1%

Households

One-person households	38.3%
One-parent families	6.6%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	6.4%

Age bands

Under 15	14.1137%
15 to 25	12.7854%
25 to 45	22.665%
45 to 65	26.0689%
65 and over	24.367%

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.