Houses for Rent in Hengelo

A house for rent in Hengelo is usually a family house with a garden: 71% of house listings mention one, and 4% mention a balcony. Based on over 400 house listings tracked on RentHunter in Hengelo since February 2024, the average rent is €1,249 a month for 100 m².

Hengelo is a Twente town of 80,802 inhabitants in Overijssel, next door to Enschede, and its station puts Utrecht 94 minutes away by public transit.

19% of listings come furnished. The others are rented gestoffeerd, with floors, curtains and light fittings but no furniture, or kaal, an empty shell, or do not say.

1. Average rent: €1,249 for 100 m²
   The average house in Hengelo rents for €1,249 a month for 100 m², and 80% of listings ask between €715 and €1,750.
2. New listings: median €1,150
   Houses first seen on RentHunter in the 90 days to November 2026 have a median asking rent of €1,150, the current price level for a house in Hengelo.
3. Three bedrooms: €1,221 a month
   A three-bedroom house averages €1,221 a month and a four-bedroom house €1,464. Smaller houses cost less: €941 for two bedrooms and €884 for one.
4. Enschede: 3% more expensive
   A house in Hengelo averages €1,249 against €1,291 for houses for rent in Enschede, 3% less. For a furnished house in Enschede, look one town east.
5. Garden 71%, parking 25%
   71% of Hengelo house listings mention a garden, 25% parking and 4% a balcony, and 3% say pets are allowed. 6% target expats and 1% target students.

Hengelo's rental houses range from worker houses with gardens built for Stork to new homes on the former factory site by the station.

Tuindorp 't Lansink is the garden village the Stork machine works built for its workers from 1911, a protected area of brick houses with gardens. From a family house there, the center of Hengelo is a short bike ride away.

Hengelo's center, largely rebuilt after the Second World War, and Hart van Zuid, the former Stork site just south of the station, hold more apartments than houses. A house there puts the trains, the shops and the weekly market within walking distance.

Signing for a house in Hengelo comes down to three checks: registration, the lease term and who pays the agent.

82% of Hengelo house listings state that you can register at the address, which you need for a school place, a GP and benefits. Register within 5 days of moving: by appointment for a first registration from abroad, online with DigiD for a move within the Netherlands. The gemeente Hengelo website explains both routes.

Since 1 July 2024 a house lease in Hengelo is open-ended by default, with exceptions such as student and youth contracts. A makelaar working for the landlord may not charge you a fee, so refuse a bill for agent costs.