Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Zandvoort

Renting in Zandvoort means living in a beach town of 16,899 residents where the Kennemerland dunes start at the end of the street and Amsterdam is a direct train ride away. Based on over 600 listings tracked by RentHunter since February 2024, the average rent is €1,765 a month, eight in ten listings ask between €785 and €2,650, and the average home measures 76 m².

One figure sets the Zandvoort rental market apart: 62% of listings are furnished (gemeubileerd, with furniture, while gestoffeerd means floors and curtains only). In a seaside town that also caters to summer guests, 11% of listings target expats directly. If you want a long-term lease, check early that the home is let year-round and that registration with the municipality is possible, which 68% of listings state.

Picture a Saturday morning: you cycle from a flat in Zandvoort-Noord past the circuit to the beach along Boulevard Barnaart, then shop in the Kerkstraat before catching the train to Haarlem.

• Apartments: 61% of listings, €1,751 average Apartments in Zandvoort make up 61% of listings, 402 homes at an average of €1,751 a month for 74 m². Many are in the blocks along the seafront boulevards and in the streets around the centre, and 42% of listings mention a balcony.
• Houses: 23% of listings at €2,468 Houses in Zandvoort account for 23% of listings, 154 homes averaging €2,468 a month for 113 m². They suit families who want outdoor space: 26% of all listings mention a garden. Family houses are found in the residential streets of Zandvoort-Noord and in the villa streets of Bentveld.
• Studios and rooms: 5% each Studios average €1,196 a month for 31 m² across 32 listings, and rooms average €902 across 30 listings. Zandvoort has no university or college, and 7% of listings target students, so a studio is the usual entry point for a single renter.

Zandvoort is a town of 16,899 residents that fills up on summer weekends and on race weekends at Circuit Zandvoort, then turns quiet again in autumn. Year-round renters include commuters to Amsterdam and Haarlem and expats, the target of 11% of listings.

The centre of Zandvoort runs from the Kerkplein and the Kerkstraat shopping street to the station and the boulevard, all within walking distance. An apartment here puts shops, cafés and the beach a few minutes away, but expect crowds and scarce parking in July and August.

North of the centre, Zandvoort-Noord is a residential area of flats and terraced houses close to the circuit and the dunes of Nationaal Park Zuid-Kennemerland. Bentveld, on the inland side towards Aerdenhout, is a leafy villa area that also belongs to the municipality of Zandvoort.

Zandvoort sits between two protected dune areas: Nationaal Park Zuid-Kennemerland to the north and the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen to the south. For a renter, that means a run, a dog walk or a bike ride through the dunes starts a few streets from home, in every season, and the beach stays open to walkers all year.

When Zandvoort has nothing that fits, the inland neighbours are the next step: rentals in Bloemendaal for green villa streets behind the dunes, and rentals in Heemstede for family houses on the south side of Haarlem.

Zandvoort aan Zee station is the end of the line from Haarlem, and trains run directly to Amsterdam Centraal. Other connections run through Haarlem, a short ride inland.

Amsterdam is about 33 minutes from Zandvoort by public transit, on direct trains that call at Haarlem and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. A daily Amsterdam commute by train is realistic from the beach.

Utrecht takes about 66 minutes and Den Haag about 69 minutes from Zandvoort by public transit, both with a change on the way. That works for two or three office days a week.

Rotterdam is about 91 minutes from Zandvoort by public transit, which suits an occasional office day more than a daily commute.