Studios for Rent in Rijswijk

A studio for rent in Rijswijk puts you on the edge of Den Haag without living in it, and the asking rents show what that location is worth. Based on the studio listings tracked by RentHunter, studios in Rijswijk ask about 19% more than in Den Haag, where the studio average sits around €1,036 a month. The Rijswijk studio market is small, so a good listing rarely stays online for long.

A studio, or studio apartment, is a self-contained home: living, sleeping and cooking share one room, and you have your own bathroom and front door. That is the difference with a room in a shared house, where you share the kitchen, and with a full apartment, which adds a separate bedroom and a higher rent.

Rijswijk is a municipality of its own in Zuid-Holland, wedged between Den Haag and Delft, with an NS station on the line to Rotterdam. The train reaches Rotterdam in about 20 minutes, which is why starters and expats on a first assignment in the region put Rijswijk on their list early.

Rijswijk is a separate municipality, even though its streets run straight into Den Haag without a visible border. For a studio renter, that means two cities of work and study within cycling distance and a quieter street to come home to.

Rijswijk lies between the government city of Den Haag and the university town of Delft, so one studio can serve a job in one and a course or a partner in the other. Tram line 1 runs through Rijswijk on its way between Den Haag and Delft, and both centres are an easy bike ride on separate cycle paths.

For newcomers the practical gain is choice: if your contract changes, you rarely need to move.

Shopping centre In de Bogaard, in the middle of Rijswijk, gathers supermarkets and chain stores close to the station. A single renter without a car can do the weekly shopping on foot or by bike, which matters in a studio with little storage space.

The smaller shops and cafés of the old village core add a second place for errands.

A studio in Rijswijk rarely comes with a garden, so nearby green space counts. The Rijswijkse Bos and the Wilhelminapark lie within the municipality, and the dunes and beach on the Den Haag coast are a bike ride away.

That makes a small floor plan easier to live with through a Dutch winter.

Rijswijk's studios spread over a few distinct areas, from the old village core to new-build streets on the southern edge. Each suits a different kind of renter.

Oud Rijswijk is the historic heart of Rijswijk, with the Herenstraat as its old village street of small shops and cafés. The town gave its name to the Treaty of Rijswijk of 1697, and the old core still has a village scale.

Studios here sit mostly in older buildings and above shops, so check insulation and the energy label at the viewing. The area suits a renter who wants to walk to a café rather than live next to a mall.

Central Rijswijk, around the NS station and shopping centre In de Bogaard, is the most practical base for a commuter. Flats and apartment blocks from the post-war decades dominate, and studios in them tend to be compact.

The trade-off is noise and traffic around the shopping streets. If you take the train to Rotterdam or Den Haag every day, a short walk to the platform is worth more than a quiet view.

Rijswijk-Buiten is a new-build district on the southern edge of Rijswijk, toward Delft, and it is still growing. Newer blocks there bring compact units with modern insulation, which keeps energy bills lower than in an old studio.

Shops and the old centre are a bike ride away, not a stroll. The district suits a starter who wants a recent building and cycles toward Delft anyway; if nothing fits, studios in Delft are the next search.

1. Search Rijswijk and its neighbours together
   Studio supply in Rijswijk is thin, so set your search on the Rijswijk rental overview and on studios in Den Haag at the same time. Den Haag studios average around €1,036, and the same tram or train ride works in both directions.
2. Reply on the day a Rijswijk listing appears
   With few studios on offer in Rijswijk, the first serious replies usually get the viewings. Write a short message with your job, start date and income, and offer two viewing times.
3. Keep your income papers ready in one file
   Landlords in Rijswijk ask for ID, an employment contract or employer statement and recent payslips, and many expect a gross income of three to four times the rent. Expats on a first assignment can add a letter from their employer about the contract.
4. Check the deposit and lease before signing
   For a lease signed in Rijswijk today, the deposit is capped at two months of base rent, and a lease is open-ended by default since 1 July 2024. A makelaar working for the landlord may not charge you a fee, so refuse any 'contract costs' from that agent.
5. Register at the gemeente Rijswijk within 5 days
   Your registration goes to the gemeente Rijswijk, not to Den Haag, within 5 days of moving in. A first registration from abroad is done in person by appointment; a move from elsewhere in the Netherlands can be reported online with DigiD.