Moving checklist
Key-day meter readings, registering the new home and closing the old account, including overlapping tenancies and shared meters.
Plan your water moveLeiden water
South Holland
Water for a Leiden rental: prepare registration without overlooking the previous account
Dunea guidance keeps the new address and old cancellation as separate moving tasks
Begin with the Dunea profile for household water in Leiden and confirm the individual property through the official service. Check whether the landlord already arranges water before applying in your name. If you are moving, retain the new home's opening reading and key date and arrange any old-address cancellation separately, even when the supplier remains Dunea.
Water supplier in Leiden
Dunea
Dunea supplies the centre of Leiden. Confirm your exact address with its address check, especially near the edge of the municipality.
About DuneaArranging water
Arrange water for your Leiden rental in three steps
Renting in Leiden usually means dealing with Dunea, unless your landlord arranges water for you. These three steps follow the order of a typical move: settle who holds the account, confirm and register the address with Dunea, then record the key-day reading and close the account at the home you are leaving.
Check who arranges the water
Look in your Leiden tenancy agreement for water in the rent or the service charges. If the landlord holds the Dunea account, you do not register yourself.
Confirm and register with Dunea
Run Dunea's address check with your postcode and house number, then register from the date you receive the keys with the opening meter reading.
Record the reading and close the old account
Photograph the meter and its number on key day, submit the reading to Dunea, and report the move at your previous address separately.
The supplier
Dunea for renters in Leiden
Dunea is the drinking-water supplier for a coastal and urban service area in South Holland, including much of The Hague and Leiden. Its moving process has separate registration and cancellation steps. For renters, the key questions are who pays the supplier, which meter belongs to the home, and which readings apply at key handover.
Where Dunea says it supplies
Dunea's area does not equal all of South Holland or every part of a named city. Its official coverage list excludes Wateringse Veld in The Hague and Moordrecht, while including Nesselande in Rotterdam. Always confirm the actual address.
Around the city
Water companies around Leiden
Leiden sits in South Holland, where Luntero matches 53 city guides to these suppliers: Oasen (20), Evides (18), Dunea (15). Nearby towns supplied by Dunea share the same moving and registration rules, while the closest towns with a different company show where a supply boundary lies, which matters if your new address is near the edge of the municipality.
Nearby towns also supplied by Dunea
Nearest towns with another supplier
Living between Leiden and one of these towns? Confirm your address with Dunea before you register.
More for your move
More for your move to Leiden
Water is one of the first things to arrange in a new home, but rarely the only one. Use these Luntero guides to get to know Leiden as a place to live, find rental homes and local market data, and set up internet, check the energy label and arrange insurance for your new address.
About Leiden
Local FAQ
Questions about water in Leiden
Short answers about the water company in Leiden, registering as a renter, the supplier mix in the province and what to do during an outage.
Which water company supplies Leiden?
Dunea is the drinking-water company whose service area covers the centre of Leiden, based on the RIVM map of drinking-water suppliers, which makes it the likely supplier for most homes in Leiden. Confirm your full address with Dunea's address check, especially near the edge of the municipality or in a new district.
Can I choose a different water company in Leiden?
No. Drinking water in the Netherlands is supplied by the regional company responsible for the address, so you cannot switch away from Dunea to a cheaper company. You pay Dunea's tariff unless your landlord arranges and charges the water.
Do I need to register with Dunea when I rent in Leiden?
Only if the water account is in your name. Check the tenancy agreement first: if water is included in the rent or the service charges, the landlord holds the account. Otherwise register with Dunea from the date you receive the keys, with the opening meter reading.
Is all of South Holland supplied by Dunea?
No. Luntero matches 53 city guides in South Holland, divided as follows: Oasen (20), Evides (18), Dunea (15). Neighbouring towns can therefore have different water companies, so check the address rather than the province.
Who do I contact about no water or a leak in Leiden?
For a fault in the mains, use the outages page or fault number of Dunea. For a leak, a broken tap or a boiler problem inside the building, contact your landlord or building manager, because Dunea is only responsible up to the water meter.
Check the Leiden registration and any previous cancellation independently
Confirm the new property and who pays for water under the tenancy. Retain its opening details and follow the relevant supplier instructions for any old-address cancellation and final reading.
Understand the water bill
Fixed charges, usage, advance payments and the annual settlement, plus the municipal and water-board taxes that arrive separately.
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