Q3 2025 Kamernet Rent Report

Rotterdam, 14 November 2025 – Finding a student room in Dutch cities is becoming increasingly difficult. Average rents for rooms offered by private advertisers have risen by 3.5% yearly, while the supply of student rooms in Dutch cities has dropped by 8.2%. This is shown in the Q3 2025 Kamernet Rent Report, which analyzed room rents from private advertisers across 19 Dutch cities. The national average rent rose by €22 to €662 in the third quarter, compared to the same period last year.

There are large differences in rent prices between cities, with steep increases in Leiden (+27.3%) and The Hague (+14.3%) and declines in Breda (-4.4%) and Eindhoven (-2.6%).

Average room prices increased in most Dutch student cities. Leiden saw the sharpest rise: prices jumped by 27.3%, with students now paying an average of €600 for a room. In the same period last year, that was €472, a difference of €128 per month, or roughly €1,536 per year.

In The Hague and Delft, prices rose by 14.3% and 13.8%, reaching €800 and €490 respectively. Amsterdam remains the most expensive city for students, with an average monthly rent of €950 after a 3.4% rise. The most affordable student cities in the Netherlands are Enschede (€380), Wageningen (€390), and Leeuwarden and Ede (both €450).

In Breda and Eindhoven, rents fell for the second quarter in a row. These are the only two cities in the analysis showing a decline. In Breda, rents dropped by 4.4%, and in Eindhoven by 2.6%. Average rents there came to €569 and €500 respectively.

The supply of available rooms decreased by 8.2% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year. As a result, students had fewer options to choose from when looking for housing ahead of the new academic year. Kences, the knowledge center for student housing, expects that shortages in student cities will continue to increase, because private landlords sold more houses in the period between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025. This is evident from data published by the Landelijke Monitor Studentenhuisvesting 2025.

“In the midst of the housing crisis, we strive to be the best ally for students looking for a room. We are implementing improvements to foster transparency on how prices are set, such as enabling landlords to list their WWS points”, says Jim Bijwaard, COO of Kamernet.

“However, the problem goes beyond affordability: the shortage in the student housing market calls for immediate action. Now that the formation process in the House of Representatives has begun, we hope policymakers will consider measures to prevent the room supply from shrinking further.”

The 2025 National Student Housing Monitor from Kences shows that more than 391,000 students live on their own. Of these, 50% live in rooms or studios offered by private landlords. Nearly 35% live in rooms rented out by housing corporations, and the remainder in rooms rented out informally by landladies and other providers.

"Rooms from housing corporations are often more affordable than those on commercial rental platforms, such as Kamernet. Nevertheless, both the rooms offered by social student housing providers and by private landlords are an important addition and together contribute to diversity in the rental sector," says Jolan de Bie, director of Kences.

About the Q3 2025 Kamernet Rent Report

The Kamernet Rent Report analyzes data from Kamernet, one of the largest housing rental platforms in the Netherlands. The available properties on Kamernet are mainly offered by private owners, real estate agents, and roommates who directly list their rooms. The platform does not include properties offered by housing corporations, which as non-profit organizations generally have lower rental prices.

The Kamernet Rent Report Q3 2025 analyzed 11,390 rooms listed on Kamernet in Q3 2025 and Q3 2024.

37% of rooms were offered by private landlords, 50% by roommates, 7.4% by real estate agents, and 5% by others.

In Q3 2025, 52.2% of rooms were furnished (Q3 2024: 54%). The remainder were unfurnished or semi-furnished.

Rental prices are calculated based on the data provided by landlords when placing a room ad on Kamernet. A threshold is used to exclude rooms larger than 30m², so that any manual errors by advertisers are not included in the report.

The absolute rental price of a city is calculated based on the median. The price per square meter is calculated based on the median of the m² price registered with each ad.

Kamernet calculates the absolute room rental price at the national level based on a weighted average, taking into account the number of rooms offered per city. By comparing this value to last year’s, Kamernet shows the price development as a percentage.

To provide a robust dataset, cities with fewer than 30 listings per quarter are excluded from the report. The analyzed cities are: Amsterdam, Arnhem, Breda, Delft, The Hague, Ede, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Haarlem, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Utrecht, Wageningen, Zwolle.

Find more information about the report here.

About Kamernet

Founded in 2000, Kamernet has been the largest rental platform in the Netherlands for over 20 years, serving both tenants and landlords with around 60,000 properties listed annually. Since 2021, Kamernet has been part of HousingAnywhere. Kamernet primarily targets students and young professionals looking for a place to start or continue their independent lives. By closely considering the needs of its users, Kamernet connects supply and demand across the Netherlands and offers the smartest options for renting or letting a room, studio, or apartment. Kamernet is not a broker, provider, intermediary, or landlord, but a neutral online platform.

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