Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Bloemendaal

Apartments in Bloemendaal rent for €2,106 a month on average and houses for €3,988, in a dune municipality of 22,826 inhabitants just west of Haarlem in Noord-Holland. Based on over 500 listings tracked by RentHunter in Bloemendaal since March 2024, the overall average is €2,977, with 80% of listings between €1,250 and €4,750 a month.

Bloemendaal is not one village but six: Bloemendaal itself, Overveen, Aerdenhout, Bentveld, Vogelenzang and Bennebroek, strung along the inland edge of the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The renter who lands here usually wants space and the dunes more than nightlife: the average home measures 131 m², half the listings mention a garden, and 17% are aimed at expats against 2% at students.

• Houses: 173 m² for €3,988 Houses make up 50% of the Bloemendaal market, with an average rent of €3,988 a month for 173 m². Most are family homes with a garden, and the detached villas of Aerdenhout and Overveen sit at the top of the price range. See which houses for rent in Bloemendaal are available now.
• Apartments: 97 m² for €2,106 Apartments make up 46% of the Bloemendaal market, at €2,106 a month on average for 97 m², a large apartment by Dutch standards. Apartment buildings in Bloemendaal stay low, and an apartment of that size gives a couple room for a study or a guest bed. Browse the apartments in Bloemendaal if you want the dunes nearby without a garden to maintain.
• Furnished homes: 34% of listings 34% of Bloemendaal listings come furnished, which fits the 17% aimed at expats on a posting of a few years. The average deposit is 1.49 months of rent, within the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. For a €2,106 apartment that means about €3,140 up front, before the first month of rent.

Bloemendaal is a green place to live within cycling distance of both Haarlem and the beach, and 78% of listings state that you can register at the address.

Bloemendaal and Overveen stations are each one stop from Haarlem, and Heemstede-Aerdenhout station sits on the edge of Aerdenhout. Haarlem is the city where most residents shop, eat out and catch the intercity, and it is cheaper: a house in Bloemendaal costs 38% more than in Haarlem, €3,988 against €2,883. Compare the full Haarlem rental market if your budget is tight.

Daily life in Bloemendaal turns towards the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, whose dunes start at the back of the villages. The Zeeweg runs from Overveen through the dunes to Bloemendaal aan Zee, where beach restaurants open on the sand in season. Zandvoort lies just south of that beach, and renting in Zandvoort puts you in a seaside town with its own station.

Commuting from Bloemendaal starts with a short ride to Haarlem, where intercity trains leave for Amsterdam, Leiden and Den Haag. Utrecht (70 km) and Rotterdam (81 km) always take at least one change, so test the trip from your future apartment at rush hour before you sign.

Amsterdam is 32 km from Bloemendaal, and the usual route is a train or bike ride to Haarlem, then an intercity to Amsterdam Sloterdijk or Centraal. If you work in Amsterdam, look first at an apartment or house within walking distance of Bloemendaal or Overveen station.

Den Haag is 58 km from Bloemendaal, on the intercity line from Haarlem that also stops in Leiden. From Aerdenhout, Sprinters from Heemstede-Aerdenhout station run on the same line south, and neighbouring Heemstede offers homes right next to that station.