Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Tholen

Tholen is a municipality of 25,527 inhabitants on the former islands of Tholen and Sint Philipsland in Zeeland, and its rental market is a family market: houses make up 54% of listings and 56% of all listings mention a garden. Based on over 200 listings tracked by RentHunter since April 2024, the average rent across all types is €1,180 per month, with 80% of listings between €476 and €1,650 and an average surface of 85 m².

Renters come here for space at a lower price: a house in Tholen averages €1,319, against €2,592 in Rotterdam, 49% less. The trade-off is the commute, because the municipality has no railway station and Rotterdam is 82 minutes away by public transit.

• Houses: 54% of listings, 99 m² on average Houses are the main rental type in Tholen, with 112 listings at an average of €1,319 per month for 99 m². Expect terraced and detached family homes in the villages, often with a garden. Browse houses for rent in Tholen for the current offer.
• Apartments: 45% of listings at €969 Apartments make up 45% of the Tholen market, 93 listings at an average of €969 per month, and the average apartment Tholen landlords list measures 69 m². Look for an apartment available in Tholen town or the larger villages, and apartments in Sint-Annaland and Sint-Maartensdijk are worth a search too. 19% of all listings mention a balcony. Compare the latest apartments in Tholen.
• Furnished and expat rentals: 20% and 18% 20% of Tholen listings are furnished and 18% target expats, while 5% target students, so rooms for students are scarce. Social housing runs through a housing association waiting list and is not part of these listings.

Tholen is a set of villages rather than one town: Tholen town on the Eendracht, Sint-Maartensdijk, Sint-Annaland, Oud-Vossemeer, Poortvliet, Scherpenisse, Stavenisse and, across the water, Sint Philipsland and Anna Jacobapolder. 38% of listings mention parking, and in a municipality without a railway a car is part of daily life for many households.

Tholen town is the largest village of the municipality, with its historic town hall, the Grote Kerk and the old harbour. It lies just across the Eendracht from Halsteren and Bergen op Zoom, where the nearest train station, hospital and larger shops are. For an apartment close to the station, Tholen town is the place to start.

The villages on the Oosterschelde side border the Oosterschelde National Park, with dikes for cycling and walking, and Sint-Annaland has a marina. Renters who choose a house with a garden there accept a longer trip to the station, by car or bus.

Tholen has no train station, so public transport commutes start with a bus to Bergen op Zoom, while drivers use the A4 and the A58 just across the water. If you want the same polder setting closer to the A4, compare rentals in Steenbergen, on the Brabant side to the north-east.

Rotterdam is about 82 minutes from Tholen by public transit, via Bergen op Zoom. It is the main city job market within daily reach, and houses there cost almost twice as much: €2,592 on average against €1,319 in Tholen.

Den Haag takes about 104 minutes and Eindhoven about 115 minutes from Tholen by public transit, so these suit hybrid workers rather than daily commuters.

For jobs in Zeeland, Goes is the nearest regional centre, reached by car via the A58. Compare rentals in Goes if you prefer a larger town with its own train station.