2985 Postcode — Ridderkerk, South Holland

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 2985 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: 4,710
Households: 2,125
Average property value: €327,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2.2
Urbanity: Strongly urban

Where 2985 is

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

People

Residents	4,710
Men	2,215
Women	2,495
Under 15	735
15 to 25	545
25 to 45	1,065
45 to 65	1,195
65 and over	1,165
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	2,125
Average size	2.2
One-person households	37.4%795
Couples without children	625
One-parent families	8.7%185
Two-parent families	520

Housing

Homes	2,130
Average property value (WOZ)	€327,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	815
Flats and shared buildings	51.6%1,100
Built before 1945	11%235
Unoccupied	2.3%50

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	2,137
Urbanity	Strongly urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	7.1%335

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	51.6%
Built before 1945	11%
Unoccupied	2.3%

Households

One-person households	37.4%
One-parent families	8.7%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	7.1%

Age bands

Under 15	15.6217%
15 to 25	11.5834%
25 to 45	22.6355%
45 to 65	25.3985%
65 and over	24.7609%

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.