3438 Postcode — Nieuwegein, Utrecht

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 3438 covers Nieuwegein, Utrecht. 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: 10,250
Households: 4,635
Average property value: €428,000
Owner-occupied: 70%
Average household size: 2.2
Urbanity: Strongly urban

Where 3438 is

Nieuwegein, Utrecht — the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People

Residents	10,250
Men	5,020
Women	5,230
Under 15	1,635
15 to 25	1,000
25 to 45	2,620
45 to 65	2,640
65 and over	2,355
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	4,635
Average size	2.2
One-person households	34.4%1,595
Couples without children	1,415
One-parent families	7.2%335
Two-parent families	1,290

Housing

Homes	4,545
Average property value (WOZ)	€428,000
Owner-occupied	70%
Rented	30%
Housing-association homes	1,125
Flats and shared buildings	32.7%1,485
Built before 1945	3.1%140
Unoccupied	1.5%70

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,930
Urbanity	Strongly urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	6.4%660

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	70%
Rented	30%
Flats and shared buildings	32.7%
Built before 1945	3.1%
Unoccupied	1.5%

Households

One-person households	34.4%
One-parent families	7.2%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	6.4%

Age bands

Under 15	15.9512%
15 to 25	9.7561%
25 to 45	25.561%
45 to 65	25.7561%
65 and over	22.9756%

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.