Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Lelystad

Lelystad apartments for rent are only half the story: in the capital of Flevoland, houses are the largest part of the rental market. Based on over 1,600 listings tracked by RentHunter since February 2024, houses make up 42% of listings, apartments 38%, rooms 18% and studios 2%.

The city was founded in 1967 on land reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, and its wide streets and gardens still show it. Picture a family leaving Amsterdam: here they can rent a house of 122 m² with a garden, and the train still reaches Amsterdam in about 47 minutes. Or an expat on a fixed contract: 37% of homes are listed furnished and 10% of listings are aimed at expats.

The average rent in Lelystad is €1,576 a month since February 2024, with 80% of listings between €800 and €2,350 and an average surface of 88 m². That high average comes from the large share of houses, not from small flats.

A house in Lelystad averages €1,956 against €2,176 in Almere, 10% less than the next city down the line. Apart from price, 41% of listings mention a garden, 38% parking and 16% a balcony, and 65% state that registration at the address is possible. Deposits average 1.32 months of rent.

The latest RentHunter figures point down. Homes first seen in the 90 days to November 2026 have a median asking rent of €1,375, 6% lower than three months earlier and 13% lower than twelve months earlier, with about 13 new homes listed per week.

In Lelystad, houses outnumber apartments: 690 against 632 listings since February 2024. Rooms follow with 296 and studios are rare.

A house in Lelystad averages €1,956 a month for 122 m², a family-sized home with room for a home office. Browse the houses for rent in Lelystad.

A Lelystad apartment averages €1,526 a month for 81 m², large by Dutch standards. See every Lelystad apartment for rent.

A room in Lelystad averages €862 a month for 29 m², with 5% of all listings aimed at students. Compare the rooms in Lelystad with the furnished rooms in Lelystad if you arrive with a suitcase.

A studio, a self-contained flat with its own kitchen and bathroom, averages €1,096 a month for 36 m² in Lelystad. Only 35 have been listed since February 2024, so check the studios in Lelystad often.

Imagine walking from an apartment in the centre to the Agora theatre for an evening show, then catching the train to Amsterdam close by the next morning. Most apartments are here, close to the shops and the station.

Picture a child cycling to primary school along a quiet street of new family homes. Warande is Lelystad's newest district, with much of the recent family housing, and 41% of all Lelystad listings mention a garden.

Lelystad-Haven is the original harbour village south of the city, set right on the dike of the Markermeer. It is quieter and smaller, so widen the search to Zeewolde or Dronten if you want the same polder calm with more homes to pick from.

Lelystad Centrum station links the Flevolijn toward Almere and Amsterdam with the Hanzelijn north to Zwolle. Times below are by public transit.

Amsterdam is about 47 minutes from Lelystad (63 km), close enough for a daily commute from a house with a garden. Utrecht takes about 66 minutes.

Thanks to the Hanzelijn, Groningen is about 84 minutes away (154 km), about as long as the trip to Den Haag (about 82 minutes). Across the water, Harderwijk is another nearby option.