Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Oldambt

Rent in Oldambt and you rent in the far east of Groningen province: a municipality of 38,108 people spread over Winschoten, Scheemda, Midwolda, Bad Nieuweschans and a row of farming villages on wide clay polders. Based on over 600 listings tracked by RentHunter in Oldambt since February 2024, the average rent is around €1,035 a month, with 80% of listings between €675 and €1,495 and an average home of 67 m².

The renters who land here mostly want more space for less money than in the city of Groningen, or work in the region itself. 4% of the listings target students and 9% target expats, so an apartment in Oldambt is rarely chased by a September wave of students. Winschoten has the main station; the villages around it offer mostly houses.

• Apartments: 78% of listings, €1,052 on average An apartment in Oldambt rents for around €1,052 a month on average across 523 listings, and the typical apartment Oldambt landlords offer measures 66 m². That is 16% cheaper than an apartment in Groningen, where the average is €1,258. Browse the apartments for rent in Oldambt to compare every apartment available.
• Houses: 103 m² for about €1,208 A house in Oldambt averages €1,208 a month for 103 m², based on 83 listings, so you get far more space per euro than in an apartment. 15% of all listings mention a garden and 13% mention parking, features you mostly find with a house in the villages. Houses are 12% of the market, so reply the same day a good one comes up.
• Rooms: €639 for 21 m², a small segment Rooms are the cheapest place to rent in Oldambt at around €639 a month for 21 m², but with 40 listings they are only 6% of the market. 23% of all listings are furnished, which helps if you arrive with a suitcase and no furniture.

Life in Oldambt runs through Winschoten for errands and through the villages for space and quiet. Imagine renting an apartment near Winschoten station: you walk to the shops and a restaurant in the centre, and on a summer evening you cycle past the farmland to the water of the Oldambtmeer.

70% of listings state that you can register at the address, which you need for a BSN or benefits.

Winschoten is the place in Oldambt where you do your groceries, see a GP and catch the train, so renting there means fewer car trips. If you rent in Midwolda, Finsterwolde or Beerta, plan on cycling or driving into Winschoten for most errands.

Oldambt lets you rent a home within cycling distance of both a lake and the Dollard bay. The Oldambtmeer, dug for the Blauwestad project near Midwolda, is used for swimming and sailing in summer, and the Dollard lies to the north.

Oldambt sits on the railway line from Groningen to the German border, with stations in Scheemda, Winschoten and Bad Nieuweschans, so renting within cycling distance of one of them makes commuting much easier. Stadskanaal, to the south, has no direct train from Winschoten: compare the rentals in Stadskanaal if you will drive there.

Groningen is reached by a direct regional train from Winschoten and Scheemda, roughly half an hour on the train itself. The trade-off shows in the rent: an apartment costs €1,052 on average in Oldambt against €1,258 in Groningen.

Midden Groningen is the next municipality west along the same railway, with stations such as Zuidbroek and Hoogezand-Sappemeer. If the commute from Oldambt feels too long, compare the rentals in Midden Groningen before deciding.