Bodegraven-Reeuwijk houses: 76% with a garden
A house for rent in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk usually means a family home with a garden and a parking space, in a Groene Hart village between Gouda, Woerden and Alphen aan den Rijn. Based on over 100 house listings tracked by RentHunter since March 2024, the average rent is €1,816 a month for 109 m², with 80% of listings between €1,265 and €2,700.
What sets the house market apart is outdoor space: 76% of house listings mention a garden and 55% mention parking. A rental house here also costs 30% less than in Rotterdam, where houses average €2,591, while Utrecht is about 22 minutes away by public transport from Bodegraven station.
Houses in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk differ less by size than by what comes with them: a garden, a fourth bedroom or furniture.
Three in four house listings in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk mention a garden, so a house with a garden is the norm here. A 3-bedroom house averages €1,792 a month across 42 listings, barely more than the €1,773 of a 2-bedroom house, which makes the extra room the best value in the market.
Larger families in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk look at 4-bedroom houses, which average €1,975 a month across 41 listings, about €180 more than a 3-bedroom house. With 109 m² as the average house surface, a fourth bedroom often means a smaller living room or an attic room, so check the floor plan.
22% of house listings in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk are furnished, an option for people on a work contract or families between two homes; 6% of listings target expats. Ask whether a furnished lease is open-ended, the default since 1 July 2024, or falls under one of the exceptions.
Choose by bedrooms, not by square metres: in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk the step from 2 to 3 bedrooms costs about €20 a month, while a fourth bedroom adds about €180. If you drive, filter for parking, which 55% of house listings mention.
A house in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk averages €1,816 a month, and 80% of listings ask between €1,265 and €2,700; the spread mostly follows the number of bedrooms. The average deposit is 1.2 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023, and 87% of listings state that you can register at the address, which you must do within 5 days of moving in.
If a house is above budget, compare the apartments in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk or the whole Bodegraven-Reeuwijk rental market. The closest house markets nearby are the houses for rent in Gouda, next to Reeuwijk, and the houses in Waddinxveen, along the Gouwe north of Gouda.
Based on over 100 house listings tracked by RentHunter since March 2024, a house in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk averages €1,816 a month for 109 m². A 2-bedroom house averages €1,773, a 3-bedroom €1,792 and a 4-bedroom €1,975.
Yes, 30% cheaper: €1,816 a month on average against €2,591 for a house in Rotterdam. By public transport, Rotterdam is about 52 minutes from Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Den Haag about 42 and Amsterdam about 47.
Most do: 76% of house listings mention a garden and 55% mention parking. Ask whether the parking is a private driveway or a street spot, and who maintains the garden.