Houses for Rent in Voorschoten

A house for rent in Voorschoten is, more often than not, a family house with a garden between Leiden and Den Haag: 67% of the house listings mention a garden. Based on over 100 house listings tracked on RentHunter in Voorschoten since February 2024, the average rent is €2,671 a month, with 80% of listings between €928 and €3,750 and an average surface of 136 m².

Picture a Saturday morning: you cycle from a house with a back garden to the shops in the village centre, and on Monday the train from Voorschoten station has you in Den Haag in about 11 minutes. That pairing explains the price. Houses here cost 27% more than in Leiden, where the average is €2,099, and for families who work in Den Haag or Leiden the extra rent buys space and a quieter street.

Voorschoten houses for rent also speak to international families: 11% of the listings target expats and 79% state that you can register at the address, which you need for schools, healthcare and a BSN.

The number of bedrooms moves the rent of a Voorschoten house more than anything else. 3-bedroom houses average €1,459 a month (33 listings), 4-bedroom houses €2,699 (64 listings) and 5-bedroom houses €3,490 (44 listings), which puts the larger detached homes close to the top of the 80% range at €3,750.

19% of the Voorschoten house listings are offered furnished, so most family houses come unfurnished or with only floors and curtains (gestoffeerd). A furnished house suits an expat family on a posting of a few years; the British School in the Netherlands has a campus in Voorschoten, which is one reason international families look here. If the furnished choice is too thin, furnished houses in Leiden are a few minutes away by train.

A house with a garden is the norm rather than the exception in Voorschoten: 67% of listings mention one, against 18% that mention a balcony. Parking is the scarcer feature, mentioned by 48% of listings, so if you need a driveway or a garage for a second car, filter on parking first and treat the garden as the easier box to tick.

Since 1 July 2024, a lease for a house in Voorschoten is open-ended by default, with fixed terms allowed only in exceptions such as student and youth contracts. For an expat family on a posting, that is good news: you can stay as long as the job lasts, and a diplomatic clause (diplomatenclausule) in some leases lets the owner end the contract when they return from abroad, so read that clause before you sign.

• Village centre and station: walk to the train A house near the centre of Voorschoten puts the shops, primary schools and the station within walking distance, which suits a family that wants to manage with one car. Voorschoten station has sprinter trains to Den Haag and Leiden.
• Noord-Hofland: family streets toward Leiden Noord-Hofland, on the north side of Voorschoten, is a residential neighbourhood of family houses with gardens and schools nearby. It suits parents who work in Leiden and want to cycle there.
• Along the Vliet: waterside on the east The Vliet, the old canal between Leiden and Den Haag, runs along the east side of Voorschoten, and a house near the water suits renters who want the canal at the end of the street. Further down the canal, houses in Leidschendam-Voorburg are the next option on the way to the city.
• West toward Duivenvoorde and Wassenaar On the west side, toward Kasteel Duivenvoorde and the border with Wassenaar, the setting gets greener and the houses larger. If you are looking at detached homes in the €3,000 plus bracket, compare with houses in Wassenaar next door.

The average house in Voorschoten rents for €2,671 a month, and 80% of listings sit between €928 and €3,750. That is 27% more than a house in Leiden, where the average is €2,099, and the surface explains part of it: Voorschoten houses average 136 m².

The average deposit is 1.21 months of rent, within the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. A makelaar who works for the landlord may not charge you a fee. Once you have the keys, register with the municipality of Voorschoten within 5 days, online with DigiD if you move from elsewhere in the Netherlands, by appointment for a first registration from abroad.

If €2,671 is above your budget, apartments in Voorschoten are the cheaper way into the same village, and the Voorschoten rental overview shows every type side by side.