7608 Postcode — Almelo, Overijssel

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 7608 covers Almelo, Overijssel. 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: 11,230
Households: 4,750
Average property value: €299,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2.3
Urbanity: Moderately urban

Where 7608 is

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

People

Residents	11,230
Men	5,505
Women	5,725
Under 15	1,765
15 to 25	1,225
25 to 45	2,485
45 to 65	2,910
65 and over	2,840
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	4,750
Average size	2.3
One-person households	29.7%1,410
Couples without children	1,525
One-parent families	8.4%400
Two-parent families	1,420

Housing

Homes	4,850
Average property value (WOZ)	€299,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	1,345
Flats and shared buildings	16.8%815
Built before 1945	0.9%45
Unoccupied	2.9%140

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,484
Urbanity	Moderately urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	9.2%1,030

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	16.8%
Built before 1945	0.9%
Unoccupied	2.9%

Households

One-person households	29.7%
One-parent families	8.4%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	9.2%

Age bands

Under 15	15.7238%
15 to 25	10.9131%
25 to 45	22.1381%
45 to 65	25.9243%
65 and over	25.3007%

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.