Apartments and flats for Rent in Pijnacker Nootdorp

An apartment for rent in Pijnacker Nootdorp is most often a two-bedroom flat of about 82 m² near RandstadRail line E, the direct link to Den Haag and Rotterdam. Based on over 300 apartment listings tracked by RentHunter in Pijnacker Nootdorp since February 2024, the average rent is €1,516 a month, and 80% of listings ask between €878 and €2,040.

Pijnacker Nootdorp apartments are housing for households more than for students. Two-bedroom flats account for 228 of these listings against 82 one-bedroom ones, and with no university in the municipality you compete with couples and small families, not with TU Delft students. Living here means a village street with the city 32 or 33 minutes away.

Three checks come before any viewing. 77% of listings state that you can register at the address, 44% mention parking and 44% a balcony. Ask about registration first: you must register with the municipality within five days of moving in, and a home where that is not possible leaves you without an official address.

Commuting from Pijnacker Nootdorp runs on RandstadRail line E, which stops at Nootdorp, Pijnacker Centrum and Pijnacker Zuid between Den Haag Centraal and Rotterdam Centraal. The municipality has no NS train station, so the walk or bike ride to your nearest stop is part of every trip. Time it when you view a flat: it decides whether door to door stays near half an hour.

Den Haag is about 33 minutes from Pijnacker Nootdorp by public transport, with line E running north past Leidschenveen and Voorburg to Den Haag Centraal. Ministries surround the station, and the city's trams take you on from there. Nootdorp is the first stop coming from Den Haag, so a Nootdorp address gives the shortest ride.

Rotterdam is about 32 minutes from Pijnacker Nootdorp by public transport. South of Pijnacker Zuid, line E crosses Lansingerland, with stops at Berkel Westpolder and Rodenrijs, so compare apartments for rent in Lansingerland on the same line. A flat near Pijnacker Zuid gives the shortest ride to Rotterdam.

Amsterdam is about 60 minutes from Pijnacker Nootdorp and Utrecht about 63, with a change to an NS intercity at Den Haag Centraal or Rotterdam Centraal. Eindhoven takes about 97 minutes. These trips work for one or two office days a week, less so for a daily commute.

An apartment in Pijnacker Nootdorp costs €1,516 a month on average, about 5% more than the €1,450 average for apartments in Delft. That gap is around €66 a month, close to €800 a year, so Pijnacker Nootdorp is not the cheaper choice next to Delft. It is the quieter one, with fewer students competing for each rental flat.

Size explains part of the price. The average apartment here measures 82 m². A one-bedroom flat averages €1,262 a month, a two-bedroom €1,567 and a three-bedroom €1,614, so a third bedroom costs under €50 a month more than a second, a small step for a family that needs one.

The real trade-off is time. From Delft you cycle to the station; from Pijnacker Nootdorp you add about half an hour on line E to Den Haag or Rotterdam. If you need a garden more than a short ride, look at houses for rent in Pijnacker Nootdorp before you settle on an apartment.

• Pijnacker centre at the Pijnacker Centrum stop Pijnacker centre has the municipality's main shops and the Pijnacker Centrum stop of line E, so an apartment here works without a car. It suits a single commuter or a couple who wants groceries and the light rail on foot.
• Pijnacker Zuid, the stop toward Rotterdam Pijnacker Zuid is the last line E stop in the municipality before Rotterdam, which makes it the side of Pijnacker for renters who work there. If you drive as well, check that the listing mentions parking, as 44% of apartment listings do.
• Nootdorp, next to Ypenburg and the Dobbeplas Nootdorp borders the Den Haag district of Ypenburg and has the first line E stop coming from Den Haag. The Dobbeplas lake on its edge is the local spot to swim and walk, and Zoetermeer lies just to the north-east.
• Delfgauw by the Delftse Hout, no stop Delfgauw borders Delft and the Delftse Hout park but has no line E stop, so residents cycle to Delft or Pijnacker. It suits a renter who works in Delft and wants a quieter street than the city offers.