Apartments and flats for Rent in Katwijk

An apartment for rent in Katwijk costs €1,466 a month on average for 75 m², about 10% less than the €1,620 asked in Leiden, with the North Sea beach a few streets away in Katwijk aan Zee. Based on over 600 apartment listings tracked by RentHunter in Katwijk since February 2024, 80% ask between €753 and €2,200 a month.

Katwijk is one municipality of 64,532 people with four villages: Katwijk aan Zee on the coast, Katwijk aan den Rijn along the Oude Rijn, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg. Most flats to rent stand in Katwijk aan Zee, while the inland villages rent more family houses.

33% of listings are furnished. An unfurnished rental is often let gestoffeerd, meaning with floors and curtains but no furniture, so budget for a bed, a sofa and kitchen appliances.

Katwijk apartments differ by village: sea air and summer crowds on the coast, quieter streets and a shorter trip to Leiden inland.

Katwijk aan Zee holds most Katwijk flats, from upper floors above the shops of the Voorstraat to apartment blocks along the boulevard past the Witte Kerk and the old lighthouse. 39% of listings mention a balcony, and on the boulevard a balcony can look out over the sea.

Katwijk aan den Rijn lies inland along the Oude Rijn, a few kilometres closer to Leiden than the coast, with a quieter village centre. It suits a couple or a small family working in Leiden who wants to cycle to work.

Rijnsburg is home to a large flower auction and borders the bulb fields, and Valkenburg lies next to the former naval airfield, where a new residential district is planned. Both have fewer flats; towards Leiden, compare apartments in Oegstgeest.

Katwijk apartment rents rise with every bedroom: a 1-bedroom apartment averages €1,162 a month, a 2-bedroom €1,489, a 3-bedroom €1,741 and a 4-bedroom €1,848. The average flat measures 75 m², and 22% of listings mention a garden, usually with a ground-floor home.

Apartments first seen on RentHunter in the 90 days to October 2026 had a median asking rent of €1,427, the best guide to what a flat costs to rent today.

The average deposit is 0.84 months, about €1,230 at the average rent, and it may not exceed two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. 72% of listings state that you can register at the address; you register with the gemeente Katwijk within 5 days of moving.

Katwijk has no railway station, so 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 transit, 19 km away, the shortest big-city commute. People working at the ministries there also compare apartments in Wassenaar, between Katwijk and Den Haag.

Rotterdam is about 61 minutes from Katwijk by public transit, Amsterdam about 65 and Utrecht about 74, all by train from Leiden Centraal. A flat in Katwijk suits a hybrid job in those cities better than a daily commute.