Apartments and flats for Rent in 's Hertogenbosch

Picture leaving your apartment in Paleiskwartier on a Saturday morning and cycling past the station to the market on the Markt, under the tower of the Sint-Janskathedraal. That is apartment life in 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of Noord-Brabant that everyone calls Den Bosch, a city of 152,410 people where a flat for rent can sit above a shop in the medieval center or in a new block with a balcony next to the tracks.

Based on over 6,100 apartment listings tracked on RentHunter since February 2024, an apartment for rent in 's-Hertogenbosch costs €1,304 a month on average, for 69 m². About 34 apartments were newly listed each week in the 28 days to November 2026, so checking new listings every day pays off when you want to rent an apartment in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Many tenants work in the city itself, at the province, the Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis or in education, and others use the intercity station, with Utrecht about 29 minutes away by public transit. Expats are part of the market too: 12% of listings are aimed at them and 28% of the flats are offered furnished.

1. Average rent: €1,304 a month
   The average apartment in 's-Hertogenbosch rents for €1,304 a month since February 2024, for an average surface of 69 m². That is enough for a living room, a kitchen and one or two bedrooms, the typical layout of the flats around the station.
2. Price range: €727 to €1,900
   80% of apartment listings in 's-Hertogenbosch ask between €727 and €1,900 a month, so a budget under €727 leaves few options. The spread follows size: €1,206 on average for one bedroom, €1,364 for two bedrooms and €1,597 for three, the step a small family pays for an extra room.
3. Tilburg: 4% cheaper at €1,257
   An apartment in 's-Hertogenbosch costs 4% more than one in Tilburg, where the average is €1,257, a gap of about €47 a month. For that difference you live in the provincial capital, with an intercity station where the lines to Utrecht, Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Tilburg meet.
4. New listings: €1,180 median, 34 a week
   RentHunter data shows a median asking rent of €1,180 for apartments first seen in the 90 days to November 2026, the current price level for a new listing. As a median of recent listings only, it does not compare directly with the €1,304 average. Asking rents are stable, both against three months earlier and against twelve months earlier.
5. Furnished flats: 28% of listings
   28% of apartment listings in 's-Hertogenbosch are offered furnished, a furnished flat being the easy start when you arrive for a contract with a suitcase. 12% of listings are aimed at expats and 1% at students, who mostly look for a room in 's-Hertogenbosch instead.
6. Balcony 38%, parking 31%, garden 12%
   38% of apartment listings in 's-Hertogenbosch mention a balcony, 31% parking and 12% a garden, so outdoor space in a Den Bosch flat usually means a balcony. 76% state that you can register at the address and 1% say pets are allowed, so raise a cat or a dog in your first message.

Apartments in 's-Hertogenbosch cluster in three areas: the medieval Binnenstad, the newer blocks around the station and the former village of Rosmalen. Just outside the city, apartments in Vught and apartments in Heusden are worth adding to your search if you want a quieter street within cycling distance.

The Binnenstad of 's-Hertogenbosch is the medieval center around the Markt and the Sint-Janskathedraal, with the Binnendieze waterway running under its houses. Apartments here are often upper floors above shops or flats in converted old buildings, so expect steep stairs rather than a lift. Imagine buying a Bossche bol at the corner and walking home through pedestrian streets: the Binnenstad suits singles and couples who walk or cycle everywhere. Parking is the trade-off, since the old streets leave little room for cars.

Paleiskwartier, on the west side of 's-Hertogenbosch station, is a newer district of apartment towers, offices and the courthouse, and Het Zand next to it mixes older streets with new homes. New-build apartments here usually have a lift and a storage room, and some come with a space in a parking garage. Picture rolling out of bed at 7:30 and still catching an early intercity: the platform is a few minutes' walk from the front door, which makes the station side the first choice for commuters.

Rosmalen, east of the center, was a separate municipality until it joined 's-Hertogenbosch in 1996, and it still has its own station on the line to Nijmegen and its own shopping streets. On the eastern edge, the new-build district of De Groote Wielen adds newer apartments and family homes around water and green space. Rosmalen suits couples and small families who want a quieter street but still a train into the city center, one stop away.

Renting an apartment in 's-Hertogenbosch comes down to three checks before you sign: whether you can register at the address, how high the deposit is and what kind of lease you get.

76% of apartment listings in 's-Hertogenbosch state that registration at the address is possible, and for the rest it is worth a direct question before you sign. You register with the gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch within 5 days of moving in: online with DigiD if you move within the Netherlands, by appointment at the municipal office if you arrive from abroad. A first registration gives you a BSN, the number you need for work, a bank account and rent benefit.

The average deposit on apartment listings in 's-Hertogenbosch is 0.91 months of rent, below the legal maximum. For leases signed since 1 July 2023 a landlord may ask at most two months of base rent, and the deposit comes back after you leave, minus the cost of any damage.

Since 1 July 2024 a new lease in the Netherlands is open-ended by default, so a fixed one-year contract for an apartment in 's-Hertogenbosch is now the exception, kept for cases such as student or youth contracts. Landlords usually ask for ID, proof of income such as recent payslips or an employer's statement, and sometimes a reference from your previous landlord, so keep these ready as PDFs before the first viewing.