Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Den Haag

Apartments for rent in Den Haag make up 75% of the city's rental market, at €1,917 a month for 86 m² on average. Based on over 50,000 listings tracked by RentHunter in Den Haag since February 2024, the average rent across all property types is €1,821 for 82 m², with 80% of listings between €715 and €3,100.

Asking rents in The Hague are rising. Homes first listed on RentHunter in the 90 days to October 2026 asked a median €1,625, 9% more than three months earlier and 5% more than a year earlier, and about 310 new homes appear every week (28 days to October 2026).

Den Haag, the third city of the Netherlands with 524,882 inhabitants, is the seat of the Dutch government, the embassies, the Peace Palace and the International Criminal Court.

The Den Haag rental market is an apartment market: 37% of listings mention a balcony, 17% a garden, and the average deposit is 1.07 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months of base rent.

An apartment for rent in Den Haag averages €1,917 a month, 32% more than the €1,450 asked in Delft. Renters looking for a lower budget compare Delft and the other towns next door.

Den Haag's rental supply splits into four types. Apartments in Den Haag lead with 37,311 listings (75%) at €1,917 for 86 m², and their page breaks rents down by bedroom count, from one bedroom up.

Rooms follow with 6,344 listings (13%) at €738 for 24 m², usually in a shared house. A Den Haag house for rent is rarer: 4,028 listings (8%) at €3,145 for 158 m². Studios in Den Haag, one room with a private kitchen and bathroom, are 4% of the market (2,107 listings) at €1,036 for 35 m².

Den Haag's rental listings lean international: 17% target expats and 9% students. 40% are furnished, which suits a professional on a posting, and furnished rooms in Den Haag are the cheapest start.

75% of listings say registration is possible, which you need for a BSN, the citizen service number. 3% say pets are allowed.

Den Haag's main rental areas lie within a 15 minute bike ride of Den Haag Centraal, each with its own kind of housing.

Statenkwartier is the early 20th century district between the World Forum and the Scheveningen dunes, close to several international organizations. A Den Haag house here is usually split into an upper and a lower flat, and locals call the shopping street, the Frederik Hendriklaan, de Fred.

Benoordenhout is the green district east of the center, beside the Haagse Bos woods, with many embassies, and offers larger apartments, villas and family houses. For similar living across the city line, compare Leidschendam-Voorburg, which borders Den Haag to the east.

Schilderswijk and Transvaal are the dense districts south of the center near Den Haag HS, with small flats and much social housing around the Haagse Markt, one of the largest open air markets in the Netherlands. Students searching for rooms in Den Haag often start here.

Commuting from Den Haag starts at Den Haag Centraal or Den Haag HS, with RandstadRail and tram 1 for shorter trips. Utrecht is about 40 minutes away (61 km) by direct intercity via Gouda. Times are by public transport, from Google Routes.

Rotterdam is about 21 minutes from Den Haag (23 km), by intercity via Delft or on RandstadRail line E from Den Haag Centraal.

Amsterdam is about 52 minutes from Den Haag (63 km) by direct intercity via Leiden and Schiphol, workable for a hybrid job.