5237 Postcode — 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 5237 covers 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant. 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: 9,100
Households: 3,945
Average property value: €442,000
Owner-occupied: 80%
Average household size: 2.3
Urbanity: Moderately urban

Where 5237 is

's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant — the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People

Residents	9,100
Men	4,605
Women	4,495
Under 15	1,355
15 to 25	885
25 to 45	2,155
45 to 65	2,770
65 and over	1,935
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	3,945
Average size	2.3
One-person households	26.5%1,045
Couples without children	1,445
One-parent families	6.2%245
Two-parent families	1,210

Housing

Homes	3,970
Average property value (WOZ)	€442,000
Owner-occupied	80%
Rented	20%
Housing-association homes	345
Flats and shared buildings	22.9%910
Unoccupied	1.4%55

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,235
Urbanity	Moderately urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	4.7%425

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	80%
Rented	20%
Flats and shared buildings	22.9%
Unoccupied	1.4%

Households

One-person households	26.5%
One-parent families	6.2%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	4.7%

Age bands

Under 15	14.8901%
15 to 25	9.72527%
25 to 45	23.6813%
45 to 65	30.4396%
65 and over	21.2637%

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.