Renting a Home in Breda
A city of incorporated villages — and it shows.
Breda is not one city. It is a collection of former villages that were annexed one by one: Princenhage in 1942, Ginneken in the same year, Teteringen and Bavel only in 1997. Each of these villages seamlessly refused to merge into the city and retained its own character, its own core, sometimes even its own carnival association. Anyone looking for a house in Breda — with a garden, a driveway, space to live — will naturally end up in these former villages. This is where you'll find the supply of single-family homes, semi-detached houses, and terraced houses.
Houses in Breda
This makes the Breda rental market for houses fundamentally different from those in many Randstad cities. Here, you're not searching in anonymous new-build neighborhoods, but in areas with a medieval church history and a village square where the butcher still runs his own shop. The downside: the villages around Breda are now just as expensive as the city itself. Teteringen, Prinsenbeek, and Bavel are no longer cheap alternatives. Renting a home in Breda requires a realistic budget, sharp timing and — perhaps most importantly — knowledge of the neighborhoods where supply rotates.
Princenhage: The Village that Has Its Own Anthem
Princenhage is located on the west side of Breda and still behaves like an independent village. The heerlijkheid Hage was first mentioned in 1198, as a fenced hunting ground of the lords of Breda. In the centuries that followed, it grew into an agricultural village with its own alderman's bench, its own parish and — to this day — its own flag, its own coat of arms, and its own anthem. During carnival, Princenhage is simply 't Aogje, with its own parade and party locations.
The Haagsemarkt forms the heart of the village. Here you'll find independent entrepreneurs: a butcher, a baker, specialty shops that do well despite the proximity of large supermarkets. The Sint-Martinuskerk, partly medieval, dominates the streetscape. Family members of Vincent van Gogh are buried in the Haagveld cemetery. The Liesbos, a mixed deciduous forest south of the district, offers the kind of recreational area that families with children quickly grow to appreciate.
1930s to New Build
Pre-war workers' houses, post-war terraced houses, and the new PrincenPark with energy label A+++.
Village Community
Market fair, funfair, carnival association 't Aogje — Princenhage thrives as an independent village.
Fifteen-Minute Bike Ride to the Center
Via the Haagweg, the old connecting road built in 1683 as a paved road.
The housing supply in Princenhage is mixed. Around the core are pre-war homes and properties that recall its agricultural past — some former farmhouses have been converted into residential homes. Further from the core, you'll find post-war terraced houses and semi-detached homes. On the outskirts of the neighborhood, PrincenPark is emerging: new-build homes with city dwellings starting from 125 m², three bedrooms, and a separate study. The average WOZ value in Princenhage is around €382,000, positioning it as more affordable than Ginneken but more expensive than the northern districts.
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De Haagse Beemden: Breda's Largest Residential Area, Built on an Estate
De Haagse Beemden, with over 27,000 residents and more than 10,000 homes, is Breda's largest district, but few people outside the city know it. The district emerged after 1976, when Breda gained the status of a growth city and annexed a large piece of land from the municipality of Prinsenbeek. The urban development plan was ambitious for its time: the new district had to be green and small-scale, with a village atmosphere and a network of cycling paths as its backbone.
The result is a district composed of seven recognizable neighborhoods — Gageldonk, Kievitsloop, Kesteren, Muizenberg, Heksenwiel, Asterd, and Kroeten — each with its own construction period and character. Gageldonk, the oldest neighborhood (1980s), features compact terraced houses around the historic Chapel of Gageldonk. In Heksenwiel (early 1990s), low-rise buildings dominate, and a remarkably high number of young families reside there. Kroeten, the newest neighborhood, has approximately 900 homes and borders the recreational lake De Kuil.
The entire area is intertwined with the Burgst estate, a historic site with the Kleine and Grote Hoeve that functions as a district park. The Asterdplas and the Haagse Beemdenbos make the district one of Breda's greenest. At the same time, the Haagse Beemden is somewhat isolated from the rest of the city, separated by the Emer industrial estate. City lines 3 and 4 connect the district to the city center and the station, but by bike, you're still looking at a twenty-minute journey.
For renters seeking space — a garden, a storage shed, a driveway — De Haagse Beemden offers the most options in Breda. Semi-detached houses from the 1980s and 1990s with plots ranging from 200 to 400 m² regularly appear on the rental market here. Rental prices are lower than in the city center or Ginneken, but demand is high: popular homes attract dozens of responses within days.
Teteringen and Bavel: Village Living with a Breda Postcode
When Teteringen and Bavel were merged with Breda in 1997, the idea was that they would remain affordable alternatives to the city. That is now a thing of the past. The average purchase price in Teteringen is now at the same level as Breda itself, and Bavel, with an average of €759,000, is even more expensive than the generally considered chic Ulvenhout. This price development trickles down to the rental market.
Teteringen is located northeast of Breda, close to forests and heathland. The village has its own core with shops, schools, and sports clubs and decidedly does not feel like a suburb. The first modern residential areas appeared here in the 1960s and 70s, but the real growth is happening now: Woonakker, a new village district project on the northern edge, is adding approximately 580 homes in a mix of terraced houses, semi-detached houses, patio homes, and building plots. A portion of these will be rental homes.
Bavel, south of the city, is smaller and quieter. The village center is compact, the surrounding area borders agricultural land. Here you don't live in a "district of Breda" — you live in Bavel. The homes are predominantly single-family houses with gardens, and the supply of rental homes is limited but often of high quality. For families who consciously choose a village living environment with all Breda amenities within cycling distance, Teteringen and Bavel are the logical choice — provided the budget allows.
Boeimeer and Heusdenhout: The Affordable Belt Around the Center
Houses Price Breakdown in Breda
| Bedrooms | Average | Median | Price Range | Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | €2,138 | €2,138 | €1,800 - €2,475 | 0 / 2 |
3 | €1,923 | €1,950 | €1,295 - €2,500 | 1 |
4+ | €2,794 | €2,550 | €2,100 - €4,250 | 3 |
Not everyone looking for a house in Breda wants to live in a former village. Boeimeer and Heusdenhout form a belt around the center, closer to the city than De Haagse Beemden or Teteringen, and offer a different type of living experience.
Boeimeer, on the south side, was originally polder land between the rivers Mark and Aa or Weerijs. The name comes from "Boymere" — marshy, barren area. Housing construction only began here in the 1930s. The result is a neighborhood of almost 5,900 inhabitants with a mix of pre-war homes and post-war single-family houses. Approximately 55% of the housing stock consists of single-family homes, and there is an equal distribution of high, middle, and low incomes. For the Breda market, this means: here you are more likely to find an affordable terraced house than in Ginneken or Princenhage.
Heusdenhout, to the east of the center, was partly built around the old hamlet in the 1960s, and partly as a villa district. The Sint-Annakapel — first mentioned in 1518 — still stands. The neighborhood offers a more varied streetscape than De Haagse Beemden: from compact terraced houses to detached homes, with Tilburgseweg and Franklin Rooseveltlaan as boundaries. Accessibility is a strong point — you can cycle to the center in ten minutes, and the A27 and A58 are close by.
Anyone looking to keep rent down without being far from the center would do well to search in these neighborhoods. The supply here moves faster than in the more expensive districts, simply because there is more turnover. Set an alert specifically for these postcodes — that will give you days of advantage over other seekers.
What You Need to Know About the Breda Rental Market for Houses
Breda has approximately 88,000 homes and is growing towards 215,000 inhabitants by 2040 (currently: approximately 190,000). The municipality is building extensively — in 2024, more than 850 new-build homes came onto the market, accounting for over 30% of the total supply — but the majority of these are apartments, not single-family homes. The supply of rental houses with a garden and multiple bedrooms is therefore structurally tight.
Landlords typically apply an income requirement of three to four times the net monthly rent. For a rent of €1,500, this amounts to a gross monthly income of €4,500 to €6,000. If, as a dual-income couple, you have a sufficient combined income, mention this immediately in your response to a property — landlords want certainty, and a complete dossier (employer's statement, recent payslips, copy of ID) makes all the difference.
The apartments page covers the station area, Belcrum, and Chassé Park — neighborhoods where the supply predominantly consists of apartments. If you're looking for a house with outdoor space, the supply concentrates in the neighborhoods on this page: Princenhage, Haagse Beemden, Teteringen, Bavel, Boeimeer, and Heusdenhout.
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