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October 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.
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The median asking rent was €952, with the middle half of listings between €599 and €1,664
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Rooms were 43% of new listings, at a median of €550 for 15 m²
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Rent per square metre had a median of €29.8, 7th of 52 cities, while rent ranked 17th
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53% of listings asked under €1,000 and 12% asked €2,000 or more
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Like for like across six sources, rent fell 3.0% and rent per square metre rose 0.3%
Asking rent
What new rentals asked in Utrecht
Half of Utrecht's new listings asked €952 or less, and 53% asked under €1,000. Rooms (43% of listings, median €550) and studios (13%, median €832) fill that low end. Apartments, 40% of listings, asked €1,701 for a median 68 m², the figure closer to what a couple or family would face.
How asking rents spread
Half of the month's new listings asked between €599 and €1,664 a month.
Key figures
- Median
- €952
- Lower quartile
- €599
- Upper quartile
- €1,664
- Vs national medianNational median €933
- +2.0%
- Under €1,000
- 53%
- €2,500 and up
- 7%
Share of listings by price band
The same listings in five broader bands, from the cheapest to the most expensive.
- Under €1,00053%
- €1,000 to €1,49917%
- €1,500 to €1,99918%
- €2,000 to €2,4996%
- €2,500 and up7%
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre in Utrecht
Utrecht's €29.8 per m² ranked 7th of 52 cities, far higher than its 17th place on rent, with the middle half from €23.6 to €40.0. Small units carry the premium: listings under 35 m², more than half of those with a stated size, asked €37.3 per m².
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €23.6/m² and €40.0/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €29.8/m²
- Lower quartile
- €23.6/m²
- Upper quartile
- €40.0/m²
- Vs national medianNational median €21.0/m²
- +41.9%
- Median size
- 30 m²
Rent per m² by home size
Smaller homes usually cost more per square metre. Each bar is the median for one size class.
- Under 35 m²54% of listings€37.3/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²9% of listings€27.1/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²13% of listings€24.5/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²13% of listings€23.8/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²8% of listings€21.4/m²
- 120 m² and up4% of listings€14.9/m²
- Median of all listings €29.8/m²
Month on month
How rents in Utrecht moved against the month before
Across six sources present in September and October, the median asking rent fell 3.0% while rent per square metre edged up 0.3%. It is Utrecht's second monthly fall in rent in a row, after −2.4% in September, with the price of space roughly steady.
Asking rent
Change over the last six months
Rent per m²
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 Utrecht
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€24.8/m² · 68 m² | 40% | €1,701 | €24.8/m² | 68 m² |
| Houses€23.0/m² · 103 m² | 4% | €2,400 | €23.0/m² | 103 m² |
| Studios€35.9/m² · 28 m² | 13% | €832 | €35.9/m² | 28 m² |
| Rooms€35.6/m² · 15 m² | 43% | €550 | €35.6/m² | 15 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€32.7/m² · 22 m² | 21% | €790 | €32.7/m² | 22 m² |
| Part-furnished€27.6/m² · 39 m² | 53% | €953 | €27.6/m² | 39 m² |
| Furnished€40.5/m² · 35 m² | 26% | €1,150 | €40.5/m² | 35 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€36.1/m² · 16 m² | 53% | €612 | €36.1/m² | 16 m² |
| 2 rooms€26.5/m² · 50 m² | 21% | €1,280 | €26.5/m² | 50 m² |
| 3 rooms€23.8/m² · 77 m² | 18% | €1,833 | €23.8/m² | 77 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€21.4/m² · 108 m² | 8% | €2,370 | €21.4/m² | 108 m² |
Position
Where Utrecht stood among Dutch cities
Where Utrecht stood among all Dutch cities with enough new rental listings that month. The strip places Utrecht 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 Utrecht is compared with other Dutch cities.
Asking rent
17th of 52Ranked from the most expensive.
Rent per m²
7th of 52Ranked from the most expensive.
Big cities
Utrecht next to the other big cities
Utrecht's €952 was the lowest median of the big five and just 2% above the national €933, below The Hague (€1,092), Eindhoven (€1,328), Rotterdam (€1,437) and Amsterdam (€2,130). On rent per square metre the order flips: Utrecht's €29.8 was second only to Amsterdam's €33.1.
Median asking rent
The vertical line is the national median.
- Amsterdam+128.3% vs national median€2,130
- Rotterdam+54.0% vs national median€1,437
- Eindhoven+42.3% vs national median€1,328
- The Hague+17.0% vs national median€1,092
- Utrecht+2.0% vs national median€952
- National median €933
Rent per m²
Median rent per square metre in each city.
How these figures are measured
These are asking rents for new Utrecht listings first seen in October 2026, rooms and studios included. With a median home of 30 m², the headline median describes mostly rooms and small studios; the apartment and size figures show what larger homes ask.
Which listings count
New rental listings first stored in October 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 September 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 Utrecht in October 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.
How much was rent in Utrecht in October 2026?
New listings asked a median of €952 a month and €29.8 per square metre, with the middle half between €599 and €1,664. Because most listings were rooms and small units, the median home measured just 30 m².
What did a room cost in Utrecht in October 2026?
Rooms asked a median of €550 a month for a median 15 m², and they made up 43% of new listings. Studios asked €832 for 28 m².
What did an apartment cost to rent in Utrecht in October 2026?
Apartments asked a median of €1,701 for a median 68 m², or €24.8 per m². They made up 40% of new listings.
Did Utrecht rents fall again in October 2026?
Yes, slightly. Like for like across six sources the median asking rent fell 3.0% against September, following a 2.4% fall in September, while rent per square metre rose 0.3%.
Why did Utrecht rank higher per square metre than on rent in October 2026?
Utrecht ranked 17th of 52 cities on median rent but 7th on rent per square metre. Rooms and small studios have low total rents but a high price per square metre, and they make up most of Utrecht's listings.
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Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/utrecht-rent-prices-october-2026. Based on 398 new rental listings first stored in October 2026, computed on November 11, 2026.
