September 2026 at a glance
The key takeaways of this monthly rent report, in the order they matter, so you have the story before you reach the charts. Each point is written for this place and month from the report's own figures, whether it concerns the level of asking rents, rent per m², the like-for-like change against the month before or how homes, neighborhoods and cities compared. Read them as a summary of asking rents in new rental listings first stored on Luntero that month. The sections below show the figures behind every point and how they were measured.
- 1
Median rent per square metre was €27.5 for a median home of 54 m²
- 2
The price of space fell steadily with size, from €39.4 per m² under 35 m² to €20.3 per m² from 120 m²
- 3
Homes under 50 m² asked €31.4 per m², 48% more than the €21.2 for homes of 90 m² or larger
- 4
Listings asking €1,001 to €1,500, the biggest budget group at 30%, had a median size of 50 m²
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre in Rotterdam
At €27.5 per m² Rotterdam ranked 8th of 36 cities for the price of space. The gradient is clean: €39.4 under 35 m², €29.3 for 35 to 49 m², €25.5 for 50 to 69 m², €25.0 for 70 to 89 m², €21.6 for 90 to 119 m² and €20.3 from 120 m².
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €21.6/m² and €32.7/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €27.5/m²
- Lower quartile
- €21.6/m²
- Upper quartile
- €32.7/m²
- Vs national medianNational median €22.9/m²
- +20.1%
- Median size
- 54 m²
Home size
How large the homes were in Rotterdam
The median home measured 54 m². Among listings with a stated size, 24% were under 35 m², 16% measured 35 to 49 m² and 22% measured 50 to 69 m², so the middle of the market is compact.
Share of listings by size
Listings with a known size. The highlighted column holds the median size.
Rent per m² by size class
Median rent per square metre for each size class with enough listings.
- Under 35 m²24% of listings€39.4/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²16% of listings€29.3/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²22% of listings€25.5/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²18% of listings€25.0/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²14% of listings€21.6/m²
- 120 m² and up6% of listings€20.3/m²
Small vs large
Small versus large homes in Rotterdam
Homes under 50 m² asked €31.4 per m², 48% more than the €21.2 asked for homes of 90 m² or larger. The premium for small homes is steady across the size groups rather than concentrated in one.
- Under 50 m²€31.4/m²
- 90 m² and up€21.2/m²
Budget
What a monthly budget bought in Rotterdam
Listings asking up to €1,000 (27%) had a median size of 20 m²; €1,001 to €1,500 (30%) gave 50 m²; €1,501 to €2,000 gave 81 m²; €2,001 to €2,500 gave 90 m²; and above €2,500 the median home measured 99 m².
Share of listings by rent band
Where the month's new supply sat on price.
- Up to €1,00027%
- €1,001 to €1,50030%
- €1,501 to €2,00019%
- €2,001 to €2,50014%
- Over €2,50010%
Median size by rent band
How much space the median listing in each band offered.
- Up to €1,00020 m²
- €1,001 to €1,50050 m²
- €1,501 to €2,00081 m²
- €2,001 to €2,50090 m²
- Over €2,50099 m²
Month on month
How rents in Rotterdam moved against the month before
No like-for-like change in rent per square metre is shown for Rotterdam this month, because too few sources listed enough homes in both August and September for a fair comparison.
Rent per m²
Too few listings from the same sources in both months to compare against August 2026 like for like, so no change is shown.
Change over the last six months
Change is the median asking rent of each listing source that appears in both months, weighted by the earlier month's volume. A month that cannot be matched this way is left out instead of guessed.
Who was listed
Which homes came to market in Rotterdam
Which homes came to market this month, and what each kind asked. The tables split the new rental listings by property type (apartments, houses, studios and rooms), by furnishing (unfurnished, part-furnished or furnished) and by number of rooms, with each group's share of listings, median asking rent, rent per m² and median size. A group only shows figures when enough listings back it. Use it to see what an apartment, a furnished home or a two-room home typically asked, rather than relying on one overall figure.
By property type
Share of new listings and what each type asked.
| By property type | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments€25.7/m² · 68 m² | 74% | €1,648 | €25.7/m² | 68 m² |
| Houses€21.3/m² · 126 m² | 2% | €2,500 | €21.3/m² | 126 m² |
| Studios€29.0/m² · 30 m² | 5% | €888 | €29.0/m² | 30 m² |
| Rooms€39.8/m² · 17 m² | 19% | €682 | €39.8/m² | 17 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€20.7/m² · 74 m² | 14% | €1,430 | €20.7/m² | 74 m² |
| Part-furnished€26.3/m² · 53 m² | 52% | €1,350 | €26.3/m² | 53 m² |
| Furnished€33.3/m² · 65 m² | 34% | €1,757 | €33.3/m² | 65 m² |
By number of rooms
From one room to four or more.
| By number of rooms | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 room€35.3/m² · 20 m² | 26% | €714 | €35.3/m² | 20 m² |
| 2 rooms€27.6/m² · 51 m² | 34% | €1,350 | €27.6/m² | 51 m² |
| 3 rooms€23.9/m² · 81 m² | 28% | €1,995 | €23.9/m² | 81 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€22.7/m² · 110 m² | 12% | €2,495 | €22.7/m² | 110 m² |
Neighborhoods
Rent per m² by neighborhood in Rotterdam
Asking rents can differ a lot between neighborhoods, so this section breaks Rotterdam down by area. It shows up to twelve neighborhoods with the most new rental listings that month, ranked by median asking rent or rent per m², each with its gap to the city median and, where enough listings back it, rent per m² and median size. Neighborhoods with only a few listings are left out, so no area is ranked on a handful of homes. Use it to find the more affordable parts of Rotterdam or to check whether a listing is priced in line with its area.
Median rent per m² by neighborhood
Up to twelve neighborhoods with the most new listings, most expensive first.
- Kralingen-West+44.3% · 63 m²€34.7/m²
- Struisenburg-48.4% · 25 m²€31.4/m²
- Oude Noorden-5.6% · 47 m²€29.5/m²
- Nieuwe Westen+43.6% · 64 m²€28.4/m²
- Zwijndrecht0.0% · 49 m²€27.6/m²
- Cool+22.1% · 65 m²€27.0/m²
- Stadsdriehoek+55.3% · 83 m²€24.5/m²
- Katendrecht+24.8% · 65 m²€24.5/m²
- Scheepvaartkwartier+18.0% · 82 m²€23.2/m²
- Middelland+30.4% · 79 m²€22.2/m²
- City median €27.5/m²
Under each name: the gap to the city median, then rent per m² and size where there were enough listings. Neighborhoods with few listings are left out.
Position
Where Rotterdam stood among Dutch cities
Where Rotterdam stood among all Dutch cities with enough new rental listings that month. The strip places Rotterdam between the city with the lowest and the city with the highest median, with the national median as a reference, and the ranks show its position on median asking rent and on rent per m², counted from the most expensive. Ranking on both measures matters, because a city can rank high on rent simply because its homes are larger. Use it to judge how expensive Rotterdam is compared with other Dutch cities.
Asking rent
11th of 36Ranked from the most expensive.
Rent per m²
8th of 36Ranked from the most expensive.
How these figures are measured
Per-m² figures use only listings that state a floor area, and a size or budget group with very few listings is left out. A missing change figure means the months could not be compared fairly, not that nothing changed.
Which listings count
New rental listings first stored in September 2026, with parking spaces left out. A figure appears only when enough listings back it, so small groups are left out rather than guessed.
Asking rents, not signed rents
Figures describe the rent advertised in the listings Luntero represents. They are not signed rents, official statistics or the whole housing stock.
Change is like for like
Change against August 2026 compares only listing sources present in both months, so a shift in which sources were collected is not read as a shift in rents.
Questions
Questions about Rotterdam in September 2026
Quick answers about asking rents in this place and month, for renters checking what a home should cost and for anyone researching the Dutch rental market. Every answer is written from this report's own figures, so it uses the same median asking rents, the same rent per m² and the same like-for-like change as the charts above, drawn from the same new rental listings first stored on Luntero in the month. Like the rest of the report, the answers describe asking rents in listings, not signed contracts or official statistics.
What was rent per square metre in Rotterdam in September 2026?
The median was €27.5, 8th highest of 36 cities, with a median home size of 54 m².
How did the price per m² change with home size in Rotterdam in September 2026?
It falls steadily: €39.4 under 35 m², €29.3 at 35 to 49 m², about €25 for 50 to 89 m², €21.6 for 90 to 119 m², and €20.3 from 120 m².
What could you rent in Rotterdam for €1,500 in September 2026?
Listings asking €1,001 to €1,500 had a median size of 50 m², and it is the biggest group, at 30% of all listings.
How much space did you get for €2,000 in Rotterdam in September 2026?
In the €1,501 to €2,000 band the median home measured 81 m², and in the €2,001 to €2,500 band it measured 90 m².
Why is there no change in Rotterdam's price per square metre between August and September 2026?
Because the sources that listed Rotterdam homes were not comparable enough between August and September. Showing the raw gap would reflect which sources were scraped, so the figure is omitted.
Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/rotterdam-rent-value-september-2026. Based on 695 new rental listings first stored in September 2026, computed on October 23, 2026.
