Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Ouder Amstel

To rent in Ouder Amstel is to rent between Amsterdam and Amstelveen for less than in Amstelveen. An apartment here averages €1,772 a month against €2,203 in Amstelveen, 20% less. Based on over 900 listings tracked by RentHunter in Ouder Amstel since February 2024, the average rent across all types is €1,900 a month for 85 m², and 80% of listings ask between €790 and €3,250.

Ouder Amstel is a small Noord-Holland municipality built around two villages: Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, on the river next to Amstelveen, and Duivendrecht, which borders Amsterdam and has its own railway station. Apartments make up 50% of the rentals in Ouder Amstel and houses 28%, and new homes come up one at a time. The steps below follow a move in the right order: pick the village that fits your commute, budget by type, then check registration and deposit before you sign.

An apartment in Ouder Amstel averages €1,772 a month against €2,203 in Amstelveen, a saving of €431 a month, or more than €5,000 a year. The gap applies to apartments only: houses, rooms and studios have their own averages below, and the €1,900 overall average mixes all four.

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel borders Amstelveen, so for a job there the extra travel is a short bike ride. The real cost is the trip into Amsterdam. Duivendrecht has a station with NS trains and the Amsterdam metro; Ouderkerk has no railway station, so from there you add a bus or bike leg before the train or metro.

The saving pays most for couples saving to buy a home, families who want a house with a garden, which 27% of listings mention, and hybrid workers with two or three office days a week in Amsterdam or Amstelveen.

Ouder Amstel's rental stock is built for commuters and families, not students: 5% of listings target students and 11% target expats. Apartments and houses for rent make up most of the market, with rooms and studios a small segment, and 49% of all listings are furnished.

Apartments are the core of the Ouder Amstel market, with 458 listings at an average rent of €1,772 a month for 82 m². Across all listings, 38% mention a balcony. A furnished flat suits a first contract with an Amsterdam employer; if you plan to stay, ask whether an unfurnished, gestoffeerd home is possible, with floors, curtains and lamps but no furniture.

Houses make up 28% of the market, 252 listings at an average rent of €2,957 a month for 134 m². They are the reason families leave Amsterdam for Ouder Amstel: across all listings, 27% mention a garden and 41% mention parking. A house rarely stays online for long, so have your income documents ready before the first viewing.

Rooms and studios are the small end of the Ouder Amstel market: 119 room listings at an average of €904 a month for 27 m², and 80 studio listings at €828 for 28 m². Here a studio, with its own kitchen and bathroom, averages less than a room, so a solo renter should search both types at once.

• Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the river village Ouderkerk aan de Amstel lies on the Amstel river, next to Amstelveen. It has no railway station: buses link it to Amstelveen and Amsterdam, and the cycle path along the Amstel leads into the city. It suits families who want a house with a garden and work in Amstelveen or the south of Amsterdam.
• Duivendrecht, by the station Duivendrecht borders Amsterdam, a short ride from the Johan Cruijff ArenA, and its station has NS trains and the Amsterdam metro. It suits renters who commute into Amsterdam every day and want a village address without a bus leg.
• Diemen and De Ronde Venen, next door When nothing fits in the two villages, look next door. Diemen lies beside Duivendrecht on the Amsterdam side, and De Ronde Venen, with Abcoude and its station on the line to Utrecht, lies just south of Ouder Amstel.

The commute from Ouder Amstel runs through Duivendrecht station, with NS trains and the Amsterdam metro, and the A2 and A9 motorways pass the municipality for drivers. The times below are door to door by public transit from the middle of the municipality, so a home near the station in Duivendrecht does better.

For Amsterdam, the station in Duivendrecht is what counts: trains and the metro take you into the city without a car or a transfer by bus. From Ouderkerk you first ride a bus or a bike to a metro or train station, so time that leg on a weekday morning before you sign.

Utrecht is about 60 minutes from Ouder Amstel by public transit, door to door, for 35 km. That works for a job with two or three office days a week, and it makes Ouder Amstel a fair compromise for a couple with one job in Amsterdam and one in Utrecht.

Den Haag is about 88 minutes from Ouder Amstel by public transit, Rotterdam about 89 minutes and Eindhoven about 118 minutes. These are trips for one office day a week or the odd meeting, not a daily commute.