7242 Postcode — Lochem, Guelders

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 7242 covers Lochem, 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: 5,595
Households: 2,505
Average property value: €327,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2.2
Urbanity: Moderately urban

Where 7242 is

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

People

Residents	5,595
Men	2,725
Women	2,870
Under 15	925
15 to 25	560
25 to 45	1,240
45 to 65	1,420
65 and over	1,455
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	2,505
Average size	2.2
One-person households	32.7%820
Couples without children	810
One-parent families	8.6%215
Two-parent families	655

Housing

Homes	2,550
Average property value (WOZ)	€327,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	900
Flats and shared buildings	6.3%160
Built before 1945	5.9%150
Unoccupied	1.6%40

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,336
Urbanity	Moderately urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	8%450

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	6.3%
Built before 1945	5.9%
Unoccupied	1.6%

Households

One-person households	32.7%
One-parent families	8.6%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	8%

Age bands

Under 15	16.5179%
15 to 25	10%
25 to 45	22.1429%
45 to 65	25.3571%
65 and over	25.9821%

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.