Apartments and flats for Rent in Bergen

Bergen apartments for rent are roomy by Dutch standards: the average flat in Bergen measures 88 m², often above the shops of a village centre or in a small block at the edge of the woods and dunes. Based on over 200 apartment listings tracked by RentHunter in Bergen since March 2024, the average rent is €1,691 a month, with 80% of listings between €635 and €2,950.

This page covers Bergen in Noord-Holland, the municipality of 29,844 inhabitants next to Alkmaar, not Bergen op Zoom or Bergen in Limburg. The municipality includes Bergen village, Bergen aan Zee, Schoorl, Groet and the three Egmonds, so a Bergen apartment for rent can be a few streets from the sea or deep in the woods. Check the village in the address before you book a viewing, and browse all rentals in Bergen if you are open to other types.

Apartment renters in Bergen are mostly working professionals, couples and small families. Of the listings, 15% target expats on an assignment in the region and 2% target students, so anyone after a single room will find little here. Ask in every listing from which date the apartment is available, because a work contract starts on a fixed day.

Bergen apartments fall into three settings, the centre of Bergen village, the coastal villages and the dune villages to the north, and each gives a different daily routine. The choice weighs more than in a city, because shops, buses and beaches are spread over several villages rather than around one centre.

The centre of Bergen village, built around the Ruïnekerk, holds most of the municipality's flats, often above shops, restaurants and galleries. The Ruïnekerk is the church whose ruined nave still stands next to the choir that is in use today, and Museum Kranenburgh, the museum of the Bergense School painters, is a short walk away.

A flat here suits couples and professionals who buy groceries on foot and cycle to Alkmaar. If you work from home, look for an apartment with a spare room. The Bergerbos woods start at the edge of the village, so forest paths are a short walk from most flats in the centre.

Bergen aan Zee and Egmond aan Zee are the coastal villages of Bergen municipality, where an apartment often looks out over the dunes or the sea and comes with a balcony. Across Bergen, 35% of listings mention a balcony, the most common outdoor feature in the apartment data.

Both villages fill with day visitors in summer and go quiet in winter. Shops are fewer than in Bergen village, so a car or a good bike counts, and 26% of listings mention parking. Ask whether a parking space comes with the flat before you sign.

Schoorl and Groet, north of Bergen village, lie against Nationaal Park Schoorlse Duinen, an area of high dunes, pine forest and heath. Apartment buildings in these villages are small and low, so look for a ground floor or first floor apartment with a private garden; across Bergen, 25% of listings mention a garden.

These villages suit renters who value quiet over nightlife and who drive or cycle. Expect a longer trip to Alkmaar than from Bergen village.

Commuting from Bergen starts with a bus or a bike ride, because the municipality has no railway station of its own. Alkmaar station is the nearest rail hub, with direct trains to Amsterdam, Haarlem and Den Helder, so the trip to Alkmaar decides most commutes from a Bergen flat.

From Bergen village, Alkmaar is close enough to cycle; from Schoorl or the Egmonds the ride is longer. Time the trip at rush hour before you sign. If you want a station within walking distance, compare apartments in Heiloo, a village south of Alkmaar on the line towards Haarlem.

Bergen apartment rents average €1,691 a month, 24% more than in Zaanstad, where an apartment averages €1,368. The premium comes with space, since the average apartment in Bergen measures 88 m². Closer by, compare apartments in Alkmaar, the city where many Bergen residents work and shop.

The number of bedrooms moves the price more than anything else. A one-bedroom apartment averages €949 a month across 74 listings, a two-bedroom €1,985 across 79 listings and a three-bedroom €2,698 across 20 listings. The step from one to two bedrooms adds about €1,000 a month, so a couple who can live with one bedroom saves the most. The top 10% of listings ask more than €2,950, the range of the luxury apartments.

Furnished flats are a minority: 26% of listings are furnished, which helps expats who arrive with a suitcase. For a wider choice, look at furnished apartments in Alkmaar. The other listings are bare, gestoffeerd (floors, curtains and lights but no furniture) or do not say.

The average deposit is 0.85 months of rent, well below the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. A makelaar working for the landlord may not charge you a fee.