Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Katwijk

Apartments in Katwijk cost about 10% less than in Leiden, €1,466 against €1,620 a month, which is why so many people working in Leiden or Den Haag rent by the sea. Based on over 1,000 listings tracked on RentHunter in Katwijk since February 2024, the average rent across all types is €1,519 a month for 84 m², and 80% of listings ask between €719 and €2,500.

Katwijk is four places in one municipality of 64,532 people: Katwijk aan Zee on the coast, Katwijk aan den Rijn along the Oude Rijn, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg. About 6 new homes per week appeared on RentHunter in Katwijk in the 28 days to October 2026, so the first to know about a new listing usually gets the viewing.

Katwijk's rental market covers a wide band, from rooms near €737 to family houses above €2,000, and the average property measures 84 m². 34% of listings are furnished; most others are gestoffeerd, with floors and curtains but no furniture.

72% of listings state that you can register at the address, 37% mention parking and 31% mention a garden. The average deposit is 0.93 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months. 8% of listings are aimed at expats and 2% at students.

Katwijk's rental listings are mostly apartments (59%), followed by houses (27%), studios (5%) and rooms (5%).

A Katwijk apartment averages €1,466 a month for 75 m², across 646 listings, and 28% of all listings mention a balcony. Filter apartments in Katwijk by village. For a short contract, start with furnished apartments in Katwijk.

A house in Katwijk averages €2,040 a month for 132 m², across 291 listings, and it is the type that brings a garden. Families comparing houses in Katwijk often look in Oegstgeest too, between Katwijk and Leiden.

A studio in Katwijk averages €882 for 32 m² (58 listings) and a room €737 for 33 m² (58 listings). A studio has its own kitchen and bathroom; a room shares them. With so few listings, rooms in Katwijk go fast, so reply on the day they appear.

Katwijk's villages rent differently, and locals still tell you which one they grew up in.

Katwijk aan Zee is the coastal core, with the Voorstraat for shopping and the boulevard running past the Witte Kerk and the old lighthouse. Expect mostly apartments, and summer weekends with beach traffic in every street.

Katwijk aan den Rijn lies inland along the Oude Rijn, a few kilometres closer to Leiden than the coast. It has a quieter village centre and more family houses, a practical fit for households working in Leiden.

Rijnsburg is home to a large flower auction and borders the bulb fields; Valkenburg sits next to the former naval airfield, where a new residential district is planned. Both are further from the beach, and for a coastal alternative many renters look north to Noordwijk.

Katwijk commuters take the bus or the bike to Leiden Centraal, where trains continue to Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht.

Den Haag is about 34 minutes from Katwijk by public transport, 19 km away, the shortest big-city commute. People working there also compare Wassenaar, between Katwijk and Den Haag.

Amsterdam is about 65 minutes from Katwijk by public transport, 56 km away, by train from Leiden Centraal via Schiphol. Rotterdam takes about 61 minutes and Utrecht about 74.