Apartments and flats for Rent in Breda

Breda apartments for rent are larger than most renters expect. Based on over 6,400 listings tracked by RentHunter in Breda since February 2024, an apartment averages 96 m² and rents for €1,388 a month, 11% more than in Tilburg, where the average is €1,247.

The extra rent buys space and a fast link west: Rotterdam is about 23 minutes from Breda by public transit. Breda, a Noord-Brabant city of 182,304 people between the Randstad and Antwerp, draws working professionals, couples and small families, while 10% of apartment listings target expats and 4% target students.

Balconies are the outdoor space of the Breda flat: 40% of listings mention one, against 13% that mention a garden. To compare every housing type first, see the Breda rental market.

Breda apartment rent climbs with each bedroom, from €1,176 a month for one bedroom to €2,107 for four. Dutch listings count kamers, meaning every room including the living room, so a flat advertised with 3 kamers usually has two bedrooms.

One-bedroom apartments in Breda average €1,176 a month across 2,490 listings, and two-bedroom apartments €1,592 across 2,677 listings, the largest step in the range at €416. Three bedrooms average €1,740 (525 listings) and four bedrooms €2,107 (60 listings), so extra space costs less per bedroom once you pass two.

In Breda 18% of apartment listings are furnished; the rest are offered gestoffeerd or bare. Gestoffeerd means floors, curtains and light fittings are in place but you bring the furniture, a good fit if you plan to stay for years. A furnished apartment in Breda suits expats on a relocation contract who need to move in within days.

In Breda 2% of apartment listings say pets are allowed. Start with the pet-friendly apartments in Breda and mention your pet in your first message, because the other listings either say no or do not say.

• Binnenstad around the Grote Markt The Breda binnenstad around the Grote Markt and the Grote Kerk has flats above shops and in converted buildings, a walk through Valkenberg park from the station. It suits young professionals who can live without a car.
• Belcrum, across the tracks from the station Belcrum lies just north of Breda station, with apartment buildings close to the water of the Belcrumhaven. Commuters to Rotterdam pick it because the train is a few minutes' walk away.
• Ginneken, village feel by the Mastbos Ginneken, in the south of Breda, keeps a village center around its own market square and borders the Mastbos forest. Couples and small families choose it for quieter streets, a short bike ride from the center.
• Haagse Beemden, room to park Haagse Beemden is a large residential district in the north-west of Breda, with apartment complexes, family homes and more space to park than the center, handy for renters with a car.

The average rent for an apartment in Breda is €1,388 a month, with 80% of listings between €764 and €2,100. Deposits average 1.06 months of rent, within the legal cap of two months of base rent, and a makelaar working for the landlord may not charge you a fee.

72% of Breda apartment listings state that you can register at the address. You register within five days of moving in, and a first registration from abroad is by appointment, booked on the gemeente Breda website.

RentHunter counts about 51 new apartments for rent in Breda each week (28 days to October 2026), and asking rents are stable, 2% lower than three and twelve months earlier. Save a search to get each new rental flat as soon as it is available, and if no apartment fits your budget, compare a studio, rooms in Breda or houses in Breda.