Postal Codes

2988 Postcode

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English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 2988 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
3,055
Households
1,260
Average property value
€495,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Average household size
2.4
Urbanity
Not urban

Where 2988 is

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

People
Residents3,055
Men1,570
Women1,480
Under 15460
15 to 25375
25 to 45665
45 to 65935
65 and over620
Born abroad, in Europe0%
Born abroad, outside Europe0%
Households
Households1,260
Average size2.4
One-person households25.4%320
Couples without children435
One-parent families6.3%80
Two-parent families425
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Housing
Homes1,270
Average property value (WOZ)€495,000
Owner-occupied80%
Rented20%
Housing-association homes195
Flats and shared buildings7.5%95
Built before 194537%470
Unoccupied3.5%45
Area
Addresses per square kilometre424
UrbanityNot urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support3.3%100
Against the national median
Residents3,055Average property value€495,000Average household size2.4One-person households25.4%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owner-occupied80%
Rented20%
Flats and shared buildings7.5%
Built before 194537%
Unoccupied3.5%
Households
One-person households25.4%
One-parent families6.3%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support3.3%
Age bands
Under 1515.0573%
15 to 2512.275%
25 to 4521.7676%
45 to 6530.6056%
65 and over20.2946%

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.

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