7812 Postcode — Emmen, Drenthe

English Nederlands

4-digit postcode 7812 covers Emmen, Drenthe. 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: 9,875
Households: 4,720
Average property value: €236,000
Owner-occupied: 60%
Average household size: 2
Urbanity: Moderately urban

Where 7812 is

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

People

Residents	9,875
Men	4,880
Women	4,995
Under 15	1,425
15 to 25	1,095
25 to 45	2,360
45 to 65	2,645
65 and over	2,350
Born abroad, in Europe	0%
Born abroad, outside Europe	10%

Households

Households	4,720
Average size	2
One-person households	42.6%2,010
Couples without children	1,260
One-parent families	10%470
Two-parent families	980

Housing

Homes	4,790
Average property value (WOZ)	€236,000
Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Housing-association homes	1,500
Flats and shared buildings	19.4%930
Built before 1945	2.9%140
Unoccupied	2.3%110

Area

Addresses per square kilometre	1,250
Urbanity	Moderately urban
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	12.2%1,200

Against the national median

The tick is the national median.

Housing

Owner-occupied	60%
Rented	40%
Flats and shared buildings	19.4%
Built before 1945	2.9%
Unoccupied	2.3%

Households

One-person households	42.6%
One-parent families	10%
Residents on unemployment, disability or income support	12.2%

Age bands

Under 15	14.4304%
15 to 25	11.0886%
25 to 45	23.8987%
45 to 65	26.7848%
65 and over	23.7975%

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.