Houses for Rent in Heerenveen

A house for rent in Heerenveen buys space that the larger northern cities do not offer at the same price. Based on over 100 house listings tracked on RentHunter in Heerenveen since March 2024, a rental house costs €1,099 a month on average for 107 m², and 80% of listings sit between €682 and €1,350. That is 35% below the €1,692 a house costs on average in Groningen.

Heerenveen is a town of 50,203 inhabitants in the south of Friesland, known across the country for the Thialf ice stadium and sc Heerenveen. Its house market is a family market: 59% of listings mention a garden, and homes with three bedrooms form the largest group, with 98 listings.

Many Dutch listings call such a home a gezinswoning: a family house, usually terraced or semi-detached, with a garden at the back. In Heerenveen that is the typical rental house, and it rarely stays on the market long.

Heerenveen's rental houses spread from the older streets around the centre to newer family districts and the green estates of Oranjewoud. The choice comes down to walking to the shops and the station, or more garden for the same rent.

Houses near the centre of Heerenveen put the Dracht, the main shopping street, and the station within walking or short cycling distance. Gardens tend to be smaller than in the outer districts and parking is often on the street; with 22% of listings mentioning parking, ask the landlord before a viewing.

Skoatterwâld is one of Heerenveen's newer residential districts, laid out with family houses on quiet streets and its own Frisian name. It suits households who want a modern family house with a garden and are happy to cycle or drive to the centre.

Oranjewoud, on the south-east edge of Heerenveen, is a green area of country estates and woodland and home to Museum Belvédère. Houses for rent there come up rarely, so set up alerts if you want to live near the woods.

House prices in Heerenveen rise with size, but slowly: a two-bedroom house averages €911 a month and a three-bedroom house €1,073, based on 35 and 98 listings. With 107 m² on average across all houses, the extra bedroom costs far less than in Groningen, where the average house rents for €1,692.

Furnished houses make up 25% of listings, which helps if you arrive from abroad; for more furnished choice, compare furnished houses in Leeuwarden. Deposits average 0.9 months of rent, below the legal cap of two months of base rent, and 81% of listings state that registration at the municipality is possible.

If a whole house is more than you need, Heerenveen also has apartments in Heerenveen and rooms in Heerenveen for single renters and couples, and the full Heerenveen rental market shows every type side by side.

Heerenveen station lies on the railway between Zwolle and Leeuwarden, and the A7 and A32 meet at the edge of town. The travel times below are door-to-door by public transport between town centres.

Groningen is about 36 minutes from Heerenveen by public transport for 52 km, the closest large city. There is no direct train between the two towns, so that time relies on the express bus along the A7. For a house, the 35% lower average rent is the main reason to make the trip.

Utrecht is about 100 minutes from Heerenveen by public transport and Amsterdam about 112 minutes. Both suit one or two office days a week rather than a daily commute, and the trip starts at Heerenveen station.

Den Haag is about 140 minutes from Heerenveen by public transport, Rotterdam about 146 minutes and Eindhoven about 162 minutes. A house in Heerenveen works for those cities only with mostly remote work.