Studios for Rent in Groningen

Studios in Groningen are the next step after a room in a shared student house: your own kitchen, bathroom and front door. Based on over 3,300 studio listings tracked on RentHunter in Groningen since February 2024, a studio rents for €875 a month on average and measures 28 m², and 80% of listings ask between €575 and €1,125.

A studio in Groningen means one main room with its own kitchen and bathroom. Some listings use the word for a large room with a kitchenette and a shared toilet, so check that the studio is zelfstandig (self-contained) before you reply.

The studio search in Groningen is driven by University of Groningen and Hanze students leaving a shared house, PhD candidates and young staff at the UMCG hospital. 21% of studio listings target students, gathered under student studios in Groningen, and 7% target expats.

Studios in Groningen are best searched by where you study or work: the binnenstad for the Academiegebouw, the east for the UMCG, the north for Zernike Campus. Almost everyone cycles, and 11% of studio listings mention parking.

Groningen's binnenstad, inside the Diepenring canal, has studios above shops on streets such as the Folkingestraat and the Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat, a few minutes' walk from the Academiegebouw. The Vismarkt holds a market on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

Near the Poelestraat or the Peperstraat, visit in the evening: the bars there stay open late.

Oosterparkwijk, a neighborhood of low-rise terraced streets just east of the UMCG, suits PhD candidates, medical students and hospital staff who want to cycle to work and live on a quieter street than in the binnenstad.

Korrewegwijk lies north of Groningen's center along the long, straight Korreweg, a flat cycle from both the Grote Markt and Zernike Campus, home to the Hanze and the university's science faculties. It suits students with lectures at Zernike.

Studio rents in Groningen have held steady: studios first seen on RentHunter in the 90 days to November 2026 have a median asking rent of €830, stable compared with three and with twelve months earlier. Studios with a separate bedroom (1,341 listings) average €923 a month; above that budget, compare apartments in Groningen.

23% of studio listings are furnished, the usual choice for a first contract or a PhD position: see furnished studios in Groningen. 12% mention a garden, 9% a balcony and 1% say pets are allowed.

The average deposit is 0.91 months' rent, under the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023, and a makelaar working for the landlord may not charge you a fee. 66% of listings state that you can register at the address, which you must do with the gemeente within 5 days of moving in.

Groningen's main station, just south of the binnenstad, has direct trains to Leeuwarden and Zwolle and intercity connections on to the Randstad.

Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland, is a direct train ride west of Groningen and hosts Campus Fryslân, the University of Groningen's faculty in the city. Students with courses in both places can compare studios in Leeuwarden.

Utrecht is about 114 minutes from Groningen by public transit (192 km) and Amsterdam about 127 minutes (207 km): fine for a weekend at home, too far for a daily commute.