Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Capelle aan den IJssel

Rent an apartment in Capelle aan den IJssel and you pay 9% less than in Rotterdam: an apartment averages €1,682 a month here against €1,839 there, and Rotterdam is about 16 minutes away by public transit. Based on over 1,600 listings tracked by RentHunter since February 2024, the average rent across all home types is €1,586, with 80% of listings between €767 and €2,500 and an average size of 84 m².

Capelle aan den IJssel is a municipality of 66,421 people on the north bank of the Hollandse IJssel, right next to Rotterdam, and its rental market revolves around people who work in the city. Apartments make up 61% of listings, 49% are offered furnished and 15% are aimed at expats.

About 9 homes are newly listed per week on RentHunter (28 days to November 2026), at a median asking rent of €1,500 for homes first seen in the 90 days to November 2026. Save your search and reply the same day.

Choosing Capelle aan den IJssel over Rotterdam saves about €157 a month on the average apartment rent, roughly €1,880 a year, for a trip of about 16 minutes each way.

The trade-off works best for three kinds of renters. Couples saving to buy rent an apartment and put the difference aside. Families who need space look at houses; across the market, 14% of listings mention a garden and 33% a balcony. Hybrid workers who go into Rotterdam two or three days a week barely notice the ride. Budget for the deposit too: it averages 1.42 months of rent.

Capelle aan den IJssel's rental stock leans on apartments and houses, with rooms at 20% and studios at 4% of the 1,600 listings. The gap between the average room rent and the average house rent is €1,458 a month, so pick the type before you start comparing streets.

Apartments in Capelle aan den IJssel rent for €1,682 a month on average for 89 m², based on 1,043 listings, the default way to live here. An apartment close to the metro line C stops at Capelsebrug, Capelle Centrum and De Terp saves a bus transfer on the way to Rotterdam.

Browse the apartments for rent in Capelle aan den IJssel and filter on bedrooms and furnishing: about half of all listings are furnished, so state your preference early.

Houses in Capelle aan den IJssel rent for €2,308 a month on average for 131 m², based on 254 listings, or 15% of the market. You find them mainly in residential districts such as Schollevaar and Oostgaarde.

See the houses for rent in Capelle aan den IJssel and ask early about parking, which 40% of all listings mention. Across the Algerabrug, Krimpen aan den IJssel is the nearest town to compare, with fewer listings.

Rooms in Capelle aan den IJssel rent for €850 a month on average for 26 m², based on 331 listings, and 11% of all listings target students. Erasmus University's Woudestein campus sits at Kralingse Zoom, one metro stop from Capelsebrug, so rooms in Capelle aan den IJssel are a realistic student option. Ask whether the bathroom and kitchen are shared, and look at furnished rooms in Capelle aan den IJssel if you arrive with a suitcase only.

A studio is harder to find: 61 listings, at an average rent of €1,019 a month.

• Capelle Centrum around De Koperwiek Capelle Centrum is the shopping heart of Capelle aan den IJssel, built around the De Koperwiek shopping centre and the Capelle Centrum metro stop. An apartment here suits renters who want shops and the metro on foot.
• Schollevaar, family homes by the train Schollevaar, in the north east of Capelle aan den IJssel, has its own station, Capelle Schollevaar, on the Rotterdam to Gouda line. Its streets of family houses and the Schollebos park next door suit households with children.
• 's-Gravenland by the Hollandse IJssel 's-Gravenland lies along the Hollandse IJssel next to the Rivium business park, which the automated ParkShuttle links to the Kralingse Zoom metro stop.

Capelle aan den IJssel relies on metro line C, the Capelle Schollevaar train station and the A16 and A20 motorways to reach the rest of the Randstad. Den Haag is about 41 minutes away by public transit, with a change at Rotterdam Centraal.

Rotterdam is about 16 minutes from Capelle aan den IJssel by public transit, the main commute for residents. Drivers who work south of the river can also compare the rent in Ridderkerk, on the far side of the Van Brienenoordbrug.

Utrecht is about 40 minutes from Capelle aan den IJssel by public transit, by train from Capelle Schollevaar with a change in Gouda.