Houses for Rent in Leeuwarden

House rent in Leeuwarden buys space: the average rental house in the Frisian capital has 101 m², and 63% of listings mention a garden. Picture a terraced house in Huizum with a garden for the bikes, ten minutes by bike from the Oldehove tower.

Based on over 600 listings tracked in Leeuwarden since February 2024 on RentHunter, house rent in Leeuwarden averages €1,217 a month, with 80% of listings between €810 and €1,620. Groningen is 36 minutes away by train, and houses there average €1,692.

Listings describe the finish in Dutch: kaal is an empty shell, often without flooring; gestoffeerd means floors, curtains and lights are in; gemeubileerd means furnished.

Leeuwarden houses split mainly by finish and by number of bedrooms, and both move the price more than the district does.

In Leeuwarden 16% of house listings are furnished; most others come gestoffeerd or kaal. Furnished houses in Leeuwarden suit a work posting or a first year in the city, and 8% of listings target expats.

The three-bedroom family house is the core of the Leeuwarden market, with 284 listings at €1,160 on average. Two-bedroom houses average €1,053, a little below one-bedroom houses at €1,115, while four bedrooms average €1,571 and five €2,000.

• Huizum: pre-war streets south of the station Huizum, south of Leeuwarden station, has pre-war terraced houses on quiet streets, close to the trains and the center.
• Camminghaburen: family homes on the east side Camminghaburen, on the east side of Leeuwarden, is a green family district of terraced and corner houses with gardens, with its own station.
• De Zuidlanden: new-build on the south side De Zuidlanden, Leeuwarden's new-build area in the south, has recent houses with gardens and driveways, the best bet among the 33% of listings that mention parking.

A rental house in Leeuwarden averages €1,217 a month for 101 m², and the deposit averages 0.84 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months. A makelaar who works for the landlord may not charge you a fee.

New stock is thin: about 6 houses a week were newly listed on RentHunter in the 28 days to October 2026, and the median asking rent of houses first seen in the 90 days to October 2026 is €1,317. Ask for a viewing on the day a listing appears.

82% of listings state that registration is possible, 9% mention a balcony and 3% say pets are allowed. The Leeuwarden rental market page covers rooms and apartments too.