2983 Postcode — Ridderkerk, South Holland

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4-digit postcode 2983 covers Ridderkerk, 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: 9,450
Households: 4,245
Average property value: €355,000
Owner-occupied: 70%
Average household size: 2.2
Urbanity: Strongly urban

Where 2983 is

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

People

Residents	9,450
Men	4,665
Women	4,785
Under 15	1,560
15 to 25	1,045
25 to 45	2,305
45 to 65	2,600
65 and over	1,940
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	4,245
Average size	2.2
One-person households	34%1,445
Couples without children	1,325
One-parent families	8.1%345
Two-parent families	1,130

Housing

Homes	4,300
Average property value (WOZ)	€355,000
Owner-occupied	70%
Rented	30%
Housing-association homes	1,175
Flats and shared buildings	43.1%1,855
Built before 1945	23.1%995
Unoccupied	3%130

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,500
Urbanity	Strongly urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	5.4%515

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	70%
Rented	30%
Flats and shared buildings	43.1%
Built before 1945	23.1%
Unoccupied	3%

Households

One-person households	34%
One-parent families	8.1%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	5.4%

Age bands

Under 15	16.5079%
15 to 25	11.0582%
25 to 45	24.3915%
45 to 65	27.5132%
65 and over	20.5291%

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.