Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Terneuzen

Apartments in Terneuzen make up most of the rental market in this Zeeland port town on the Westerschelde, where the sea locks of the Gent-Terneuzen canal and the chemical plants along it set the rhythm of work. Based on over 1,400 listings tracked by RentHunter in Terneuzen since February 2024, the average rent is €1,162 a month, with 80% of listings between €750 and €1,624 and an average home of 82 m².

Terneuzen draws port and industry staff, cross-border commuters to Belgium and families looking for space and a garden in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Students are rare: 2% of listings target them, 11% are aimed at expats, and 74% state that registration at the municipality is possible.

• Apartments: 55% of listings, avg €1,124 An apartment in Terneuzen averages €1,124 a month for 73 m², across 791 listings. With 47% of all listings furnished, a move-in-ready apartment is easy to find: compare apartments for rent in Terneuzen or go straight to furnished apartments in Terneuzen if you arrive with a suitcase. A balcony is mentioned in 24% of listings.
• Houses: 102 m² for €1,276 A house in Terneuzen averages €1,276 a month for 102 m², across 570 listings, or 39% of the market. 39% of all listings mention a garden and 42% mention parking, useful in a town where most errands run by bike or car. See houses for rent in Terneuzen for family homes with outdoor space.
• Rooms: 55 listings at €602 Rooms in Terneuzen are scarce, with 55 listings averaging €602 a month for 26 m². Terneuzen has no university, so rooms mostly go to young workers, interns and seasonal staff rather than students.

Terneuzen is the largest town of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, the part of Zeeland south of the Westerschelde that borders Belgium. The municipality also covers villages such as Axel, Sas van Gent, Sluiskil and Zaamslag, and their listings count in the figures on this page.

Daily life in Terneuzen centres on the shops and restaurants around the Noordstraat, a short walk from the Westerschelde dike where sea ships pass on their way to the locks. The ZorgSaam hospital in Terneuzen serves the whole of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, a practical point for families choosing a place to rent.

Renters who want a smaller place to live compare Terneuzen with rentals in Hulst, the fortified town to the east near the Belgian border, and rentals in Sluis, the coastal municipality around Oostburg, Breskens and Cadzand to the west.

Terneuzen has no passenger train station, so trips to the Randstad start with a bus, either through the Westerscheldetunnel to the station in Goes or across the border towards Gent. The tunnel comes out in Borsele, the municipality on the north bank, which some renters compare for a shorter trip to Goes.

Rotterdam is about 138 minutes from Terneuzen by public transport, the fastest of the big-city routes. That works for a hybrid job with one or two office days, not for a daily commute.

Den Haag is about 159 minutes from Terneuzen by public transport, Eindhoven about 172 minutes and Utrecht about 188 minutes. Renting in Terneuzen makes most sense with a job in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen or across the border in Belgium.