Houses for Rent in Katwijk

A house for rent in Katwijk costs €2,049 a month on average for 132 m², about 2% less than the €2,099 average for a house in Leiden, and 62% of the listings mention a garden. Based on over 200 house listings tracked by RentHunter in Katwijk since February 2024, 80% ask between €940 and €2,850 a month.

Katwijk is one municipality of 64,532 residents in Zuid-Holland made up of four villages: Katwijk aan Zee on the North Sea coast, Katwijk aan den Rijn along the Oude Rijn, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg. The house market is built for families, with large homes, gardens and 40% of listings that mention parking.

Plan your move around one fact that surprises newcomers: Katwijk has no railway station, so commuters take the bus or the bike to Leiden Centraal, and Den Haag is about 34 minutes away by public transit. 36% of the house listings are furnished, useful for a family arriving on an expat contract; the others are mostly let gestoffeerd or bare, which means floors and curtains but no furniture.

Katwijk has no railway station, so every public transit commute starts with a bus or a bike ride to Leiden Centraal, where trains continue across the Randstad. Test the trip at rush hour before you sign a lease.

Den Haag is about 34 minutes from Katwijk by public transit (19 km), the shortest big-city commute, used by ministry and international-organisation staff. Families who want a shorter trip to Den Haag also compare houses in Wassenaar, which lies between Katwijk and Den Haag.

Rotterdam is about 61 minutes from Katwijk by public transit, Amsterdam about 65 and Utrecht about 74, all with a change to the train at Leiden Centraal. A house in Katwijk works for a job in those cities with two or three office days a week, rather than a daily commute.

Leiden borders Katwijk, and from Katwijk aan den Rijn or Rijnsburg many commuters cycle to work at Leiden University, the LUMC hospital or Leiden Centraal. Families who want Leiden even closer compare houses in Oegstgeest, the municipality between Katwijk and Leiden.

A house in Katwijk costs €2,049 a month on average, about €50 less than the €2,099 average in Leiden, a gap of roughly €600 a year. With so small a difference, choose between the two on space and commute rather than rent: in Katwijk the houses average 132 m² and 62% of listings mention a garden.

Rents rise with the number of bedrooms: a 2-bedroom house averages €1,435 a month, a 3-bedroom €1,698 and a 4-bedroom €2,415, the same level as a 5-bedroom at €2,416. A family that needs four bedrooms can therefore look at five-bedroom homes for about the same rent, and a couple on a smaller budget can compare apartments in Katwijk.

For today's price level, look at the newest listings: houses first seen on RentHunter in the 90 days to November 2026 had a median asking rent of €1,863. The average deposit is 1.23 months of rent, about €2,520 at the average price, and a deposit may not exceed two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023.

• Katwijk aan Zee: houses near the beach Katwijk aan Zee is the coastal village, with the boulevard, the Witte Kerk and the old fishermen's streets behind the dunes. It suits a family that wants the beach within walking distance and accepts busy summer weekends.
• Katwijk aan den Rijn: inland, closer to Leiden Katwijk aan den Rijn lies inland along the Oude Rijn, a few kilometres closer to Leiden, with a quieter village centre. It suits parents who cycle to work in Leiden and want a garden without the beach crowds.
• Rijnsburg: flower auction and family streets Rijnsburg is home to a large flower auction and borders the bulb fields, with streets of family houses and a strong village identity. It suits families working in Leiden or in the flower trade.
• Valkenburg: small village by the old airfield Valkenburg is the smallest of the four villages and lies next to the former naval airfield, where a large new residential district is planned. It suits a family that wants a quiet village on the road to Leiden.