Renting a Home in Badhoevedorp

For fifty years, the A9 highway cut straight through Badhoevedorp. From 1967, traffic between Amsterdam and Haarlem thundered right through the village — noise barriers became a permanent part of the streetscape. In April 2017, the highway was rerouted. Since then, Badhoevedorp has been a village in transformation: residential areas, parks, and water features are now emerging on the old asphalt. Anyone renting a home here is stepping into a place that is reinventing itself.

That makes it interesting, but also complicated. Badhoevedorp is small — about 14,000 inhabitants — and the existing rental supply is limited. The new-build neighborhoods are largely owner-occupied, and the private sector rental market relies on the existing village plus what comes onto the market via private landlords and investors. Patience and speed must go hand in hand here.

From Model Farm to Garden Village

The name tells the story. Badhoevedorp is named after De Badhoeve, a model farm founded here in 1854 by Jacob Paulus Amersfoordt in the newly reclaimed Haarlemmermeer polder. Amersfoordt experimented with steam ploughs and revolutionary agricultural methods — his farm was at the time the center of agricultural innovation in the Netherlands.

Around that farm, a hamlet developed, and in the 1930s, that hamlet was expanded into a real garden village. Urban planner Wieger Bruin designed winding tree-lined avenues, green layouts, and spacious plots — intended for employees of the nearby Schiphol Airport. The residents largely came from Amsterdam, and that connection has never disappeared. To this day, Badhoevedorpers feel more like Amsterdammers than Haarlemmermeer polder residents. You cross the Sloterbrug and you're in Oud-Sloten.

Where the Old Asphalt Now Becomes Homes

The rerouting of the A9 is the biggest thing to happen to Badhoevedorp since the garden village was built. Several new areas are emerging on and around the old highway route, together accounting for hundreds of homes.

Quatrebras is the most advanced. This neighborhood, at the spot where the A9 entered the village, is developing into a spacious residential area with a central park, water features, and winding canals. The architecture deliberately refers to the 1930s style of Bloemendaal and Heemstede — wide overhangs, playful brickwork, dark roof tiles. These are predominantly owner-occupied homes in the higher segment, but the neighborhood does change the character of the entire village.

Het Lint (The Ribbon) is the walking and cycling route that will be built on the exact route of the old A9. Where cars roared for fifty years, you will soon be able to walk, cycle, and walk your dog. The water of the Kromme Tocht — the ditch that was there before the highway — will return in an adapted form. Het Lint connects all new neighborhoods with the existing center.

Schuilhoeve, on the east side towards Schiphol, is still in the planning phase. Research is being conducted here to see if residential construction is possible despite the proximity to the airport. The outcome will partly determine what the village will look like in ten years.

For renters, the direct impact is limited for now — the new construction is largely for sale. But the influx of new residents and the overall upgrading of the village make the existing rental supply more attractive and scarcer.

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The Existing Village: Four Faces

Badhoevedorp has official neighborhood names (Noordwest, Bouwlust, Centrum), but residents use their own names. These are the neighborhoods that matter when you are looking for a rental home.

De Vogelbuurt — Streets with Airplane Names

One of the most recognizable neighborhoods: streets named after famous KLM airplanes from the 1930s, which in turn were named after birds. The Pelikaan, the Ekster, the Ibis — these are all street names here. The homes are predominantly post-war single-family houses with gardens, built for Schiphol personnel. Quiet, green, and with the cozy atmosphere of a neighborhood where people know each other.

The Garden Village — Pre-war 1930s Homes

The oldest residential core, around Burgemeester Amersfoordtlaan and Pa Verkuyllaan. Here you see Wieger Bruin's original design: winding avenues, spacious plots, homes with their own character. The architectural style is recognizably 1930s — brick, pitched roofs, wide windows. Rental homes rarely become available here, but when they do, they are often the most characterful properties in the village.

De Bloemenwijk — Child-Friendly and Recent

Built from the 1990s, with some small-scale new construction still occurring. Close to a park, petting zoo, and sports facilities. The streets are named after flowers; the atmosphere is families-with-children. Here you occasionally find a private sector rental home — usually a terraced house or a semi-detached house.

Northern Badhoevedorp — 1970s and 1980s

The expansion towards Lijnden, with the typical architectural style of that period: blocks, garages, functional layouts. Less charm than the garden village, but often more spacious and affordable. The Akerdijk towards Lijnden provides access to the water of the Ringvaart.

Renting Next to the Runway

The inevitable topic: Schiphol. The airport is literally next to the village, which raises questions about noise. The reality is more nuanced than you might expect. The flight paths do not run over Badhoevedorp — the village is outside the worst noise contours. That is also why construction is allowed here at all. But it is not noise-free: on some days, depending on wind and runway use, you do hear airplanes.

For many renters, this proximity is precisely an advantage. Those who work at or around Schiphol — and there are many in this region — have a commute time of only a few minutes. Sony, MGA Entertainment, and dozens of other international companies are or were located here because of the same accessibility.

A Haarlemmermeer Village Looking Towards Amsterdam

Administratively, Badhoevedorp belongs to the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, but its orientation is towards Amsterdam. The Sloterbrug connects the village with Oud-Sloten (municipality of Amsterdam), and many residents do their groceries, take their children to school, or go out in the city. The bus to Haarlem Station and Bijlmer Arena runs frequently, and by bike, you can be in the center of Amsterdam in 25 minutes.

This dual identity makes the village interesting for renters who want to avoid Amsterdam's price level but don't want to miss the city. Rental prices are lower than in Amsterdam and Amstelveen, although the difference has narrowed in recent years. See current prices and availability below.

Patience and Speed

The rental market in Badhoevedorp is small. Homes don't become available daily, and when one appears online, interest is high — precisely because the village is so strategically located. Set up an alert on our platform so you receive direct notification of new listings. Have your income documents and a valid ID ready digitally: for a popular property, selections are sometimes made within a day.

Landlords in the private sector almost always apply an income requirement of three times the gross monthly rent. Read the rental agreement carefully regarding the minimum rental period and notice period — these may differ from what you are used to in Amsterdam.