Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Heumen

Heumen is a municipality of 16,475 people just south of Nijmegen in Gelderland, made up of Malden, the old village of Heumen on the Maas, Overasselt, Nederasselt and part of Molenhoek. Based on over 200 listings tracked by RentHunter in Heumen since February 2024, the overall average rent is €1,115 a month for an average of 67 m², with 80% of listings between €453 and €1,991.

That wide range shows who wants to rent in Heumen. Students and young workers take rooms at an average of €561, close enough to the Radboud University campus in Nijmegen to cycle, while couples and families look at apartments around €1,147 and houses around €1,778. 23% of listings are aimed at students and 13% at expats, so the market serves both Nijmegen's university and households who want a quieter village with the city next door.

Rentals come up a few at a time, so it helps to know the villages before the next listing appears. Malden has most of the shops and the best bus links to Nijmegen, while Overasselt and Nederasselt are quieter, more rural villages along the Maas where a car or a bike is part of daily life.

• Apartments: €1,147 for 69 m² Apartments are the largest group in Heumen, with 75 listings at an average of €1,147 a month for 69 m². That is 6% below the average for apartments in Arnhem (€1,225). Browse apartments in Heumen if you want your own front door without the upkeep of a garden; 17% of all listings mention a balcony, so read the details of each apartment carefully.
• Rooms at €561, plus a few studios Rooms are the second group: rooms in Heumen average €561 a month for 20 m², based on 67 listings, and they match the 23% of listings aimed at students. A room here means a short ride by bike or bus to classes in Nijmegen and a quiet street to come home to; check whether energy and internet are included, since room rents are often quoted all-in. Studios are rarer and fall in the remaining tenth of listings, too few for a reliable average, but studios in Heumen do appear for students and starters who want their own kitchen.
• Houses: €1,778 for 140 m² Houses make up 26% of the market, with 58 listings at an average of €1,778 a month for 140 m², twice the space of the average apartment for about €630 more. Families come here for a garden, mentioned in 30% of all listings, and for parking, mentioned in 37%. Houses in Heumen are the type with the fewest listings, so set an alert and react on the day a good one appears.

Heumen is a group of villages rather than one town: Malden is the largest and lies against the southern edge of Nijmegen, Heumen itself sits on the Maas, and Overasselt and Nederasselt lie further west among fields and river floodplains. Residents include long-time village families, couples who left Nijmegen for more space and students renting rooms close to the campus.

Nijmegen is the daily destination for most Heumen renters, and from Malden the city is close enough to cycle: the Radboud University campus and the Radboudumc hospital on the south side of Nijmegen are a short ride away. Buses connect the villages with Nijmegen, and the Maaslijn stops at Mook-Molenhoek station on the southern edge of the municipality.

Heumen's landscape is shaped by water and woods: the Maas runs along the south and west of the municipality, the Maas-Waalkanaal begins at the lock near Heumen village, and the Heumensoord woods lie between Malden and Nijmegen. For renters that means river dikes for weekend cycling, a forest for a run a few minutes from Malden, and quiet streets where 30% of listings mention a garden.

Commuting from Heumen almost always runs through Nijmegen: the villages have no railway station of their own, so longer trips start with a bus or bike ride to Nijmegen, or with the Maaslijn from Mook-Molenhoek. The times below are public transit times door to door from the centre of the municipality.

Nijmegen is where nearly every trip from Heumen begins, with buses from the villages and a cycle route through Malden. From Nijmegen, trains run to Arnhem, Utrecht, 's-Hertogenbosch and beyond, so a home near a bus stop with a direct line to the station saves the most time.

Eindhoven is about 104 minutes and Utrecht about 111 minutes from Heumen by public transit, both with a change in Nijmegen. That suits two or three office days a week; for a daily trip, the leg to Nijmegen is the part to shorten, for example by cycling to the station.

Amsterdam is about 161 minutes and Den Haag about 159 minutes from Heumen by public transit, which rules out a daily commute. Heumen works for a job in the Randstad only if you travel there once a week or less.