Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Assen

Apartments in Assen are most of what you can rent in the capital of Drenthe, and they cost about 28% less than in Groningen, 16 minutes north by train. Picture a flat a few streets from the Brink: you walk past the Drents Museum to the station in the morning and catch the train north.

Based on over 1,700 listings tracked in Assen since February 2024 on RentHunter, the average rent across all home types is €878 a month. Assen has 67,551 inhabitants, the provincial offices, a hospital and the TT Circuit on its southern edge, so the rental market has its own jobs and does not live on Groningen alone.

The Assen rental market averages €878 a month for 65 m², and 80% of listings ask between €475 and €1,325. Deposits average 0.68 months of rent, well under the legal cap of two months for leases signed since July 2023.

Check what each rental property includes before you book a viewing. 73% of listings state that registration is possible, which you then book on the Assen municipality website. 24% mention a balcony, 21% a garden and 20% parking, 12% are listed as furnished and 3% say pets are allowed.

The Assen rental stock is mostly apartments: 1,089 of the listings, against 354 houses, 134 rooms and 125 studios. Rooms are 8% of the market and studios 7%, a small share for a town with no university.

Apartments in Assen average €911 a month for 61 m² and make up 63% of the market. You find flats above shops in the center and newer blocks in the outer districts. Browse apartments for rent in Assen to see the latest listings with floor plans and prices.

Houses in Assen average €1,058 a month for 109 m², about €147 more than an apartment for close to 50 m² more space. Check houses for rent in Assen if you need a garden or a third bedroom.

A room in Assen averages €449 a month for 19 m², and a studio €675 for 26 m². With 7% of listings aimed at students, a room here is usually in a shared house with workers or Drenthe College students rather than a student block.

Assen splits into a compact center, the post-war districts around it and the newer west.

The center of Assen around the Brink and the Drents Museum holds the flats above shops and small apartment buildings. Shopping is on foot and the station is a few minutes by bike. Street parking is tight, so check whether a listing includes a spot before you bring a car.

Kloosterveen, on the west side of Assen, is the newest large district, with terraced and semi-detached houses and gardens. It suits families who look at the 21% of listings that mention a garden.

Peelo and Marsdijk, north of the center of Assen, mix terraced houses with apartment blocks and plenty of green between them. Both are about ten minutes by bike from the Brink. If you do not cycle, check the bus line to the station before you choose a street.

Assen station is on the rail line between Groningen and Zwolle, with intercity trains in both directions, and the A28 motorway runs past the town.

Groningen is 16 minutes from Assen by public transit (28 km), close enough for a daily commute to the university, the UMCG hospital or the offices around Groningen station.

Utrecht is 98 minutes from Assen and Amsterdam 111 minutes by public transit, workable for a hybrid job with two or three office days a week.