3853 Postcode — Ermelo, Guelders

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 3853 covers Ermelo, Guelders. 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: 10,515
Households: 4,150
Average property value: €423,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2.3
Urbanity: Little urban

Where 3853 is

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

People

Residents	10,515
Men	5,360
Women	5,155
Under 15	1,600
15 to 25	1,320
25 to 45	2,510
45 to 65	2,900
65 and over	2,185
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	4,150
Average size	2.3
One-person households	32.2%1,335
Couples without children	1,305
One-parent families	7.6%315
Two-parent families	1,195

Housing

Homes	4,310
Average property value (WOZ)	€423,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	1,040
Flats and shared buildings	20%860
Built before 1945	7.5%325
Unoccupied	7.2%310

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	811
Urbanity	Little urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	11.4%1,200

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	20%
Built before 1945	7.5%
Unoccupied	7.2%

Households

One-person households	32.2%
One-parent families	7.6%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	11.4%

Age bands

Under 15	15.2164%
15 to 25	12.5535%
25 to 45	23.8707%
45 to 65	27.5796%
65 and over	20.7798%

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.