2986 Postcode — Ridderkerk, South Holland

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 2986 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: 8,270
Households: 3,475
Average property value: €339,000
Owner-occupied: 50%
Average household size: 2.3
Urbanity: Strongly urban

Where 2986 is

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

People

Residents	8,270
Men	3,855
Women	4,415
Under 15	1,335
15 to 25	840
25 to 45	1,735
45 to 65	2,020
65 and over	2,345
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	3,475
Average size	2.3
One-person households	29.6%1,030
Couples without children	1,110
One-parent families	10.1%350
Two-parent families	990

Housing

Homes	3,665
Average property value (WOZ)	€339,000
Owner-occupied	50%
Rented	50%
Housing-association homes	1,740
Flats and shared buildings	25.1%920
Built before 1945	0.5%20
Unoccupied	3.8%140

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,888
Urbanity	Strongly urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	7.1%590

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	50%
Rented	50%
Flats and shared buildings	25.1%
Built before 1945	0.5%
Unoccupied	3.8%

Households

One-person households	29.6%
One-parent families	10.1%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	7.1%

Age bands

Under 15	16.1329%
15 to 25	10.1511%
25 to 45	20.9668%
45 to 65	24.4109%
65 and over	28.3384%

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.