Renting a Home in Krimpen aan den IJssel

Until 1958, Krimpen aan den IJssel was only accessible by ferry. There was no bridge, no permanent land connection. The Krimpenerwaard was an island of polders, cut off by the Hollandse IJssel and the Lek. Then came the 1953 North Sea flood, and Krimpen changed. Here, on the border with Capelle aan den IJssel, Rijkswaterstaat built the first Delta Works: the Hollandsche IJssel Barrier, with two gates more than eighty meters wide and eleven meters high, suspended from 45-meter high lifting towers. It protects the lowest point of the Netherlands, 6.76 meters below NAP (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum). The Algerabrug that was added became the first permanent connection to the rest of Zuid-Holland. Since then, Krimpen grew from a village into a commuter town. Those considering renting a home in Krimpen aan den IJssel are renting in a place that was only connected to the outside world in 1958.

The municipality has almost 30,000 inhabitants (2025) across 895 hectares. That's small. The six neighborhoods are close together, nestled between the Hollandse IJssel to the south and Capelle aan den IJssel to the north. There is no train station. Bus lines 97 and 98 run to Capelsebrug metro station in Rotterdam, from where you can continue by metro. Line 195 runs to Utrecht. But the most striking mode of transport is the water bus: line 20 sails from the Stormpolder to Rotterdam Erasmusbrug in twenty to twenty-five minutes, with free parking at the stop. Take your bike on board, a guaranteed seat, no traffic jams. It's a way of commuting that few other municipalities offer.

Oud Krimpen: the Village on the Dike

Oud Krimpen (Old Krimpen) is the oldest part of the municipality. More than half of the homes date from before 1945. The buildings are located along the IJsseldijk and the historical ribbons, with the church as the central point. It is the neighborhood that most resembles the original village: low-rise, rural, with 2,320 inhabitants (2025) in an area more than twice the size of Kortland-Noord but with a quarter of the inhabitants.

Homeownership here is 88 percent, the highest in the municipality. The supply of rental properties is scarce. Those who find something here will be renting in the part of Krimpen that still feels most like the Krimpenerwaard: polder views, dike houses, the ferry to Ridderkerk on the other side. The population density is 1,441 per square kilometer. In Kortland-Noord, it is 5,478.

Langeland and Kortland: Meadows Became Districts

The names betray their origin. Langeland refers to the longer grasslands of the farmers who worked here. Kortland to the shorter ones. Until the 1960s, this was pasture land. Between 1965 and 1975, the terraced houses and apartment blocks that made Krimpen grow were built here. In Langeland, 52 percent of the homes date from that period. In Kortland-Zuid, it is 47 percent.

Family home with garden in Schildersbuurt

€2,500 / month

Jan van de Cappellestraat 12, Krimpen aan den IJssel

5

120 m²

1/30/2026

Townhouse

Langeland has 7,090 inhabitants (2025), mainly in terraced houses with gardens. A typical 1960s and 1970s neighborhood: spacious, wide streets, ample parking everywhere. Kortland-Noord is denser: 7,450 inhabitants in a smaller area. Half of the homes are apartments. This is also where the most recent new construction is located: fifteen percent of the homes were built after 2015. Kortland-Zuid has a similar profile but is slightly more compact. Together, the three neighborhoods form the heart of commuter-Krimpen: post-war, functional, within cycling distance of the bus and water bus.

Lansingh-Zuid: the Youngest Neighborhood

Lansingh-Zuid is the neighborhood where nothing stood before 1995. All buildings date from the period 1995-2015: 59 percent built between 1995 and 2005, the rest between 2005 and 2015. It is the most recent expansion of Krimpen, with 2,275 inhabitants (2025) and the highest average property value in the municipality.

The neighborhood is compactly built on fifty hectares. Almost half of the homes are apartments; the rest are terraced houses and corner houses. Homeownership is seventy percent. The supply of rental properties is limited but of recent quality. Those looking for a young, well-maintained neighborhood without the patina of the post-war areas will find Lansingh-Zuid to be the closest to new construction.

De Stormpolder: From Shipyard to Water Bus Stop

De Stormpolder is a separate story. Until 1855, it was an independent municipality, effectively an island sandwiched between the Hollandse IJssel, the Nieuwe Maas, and the Sliksloot. In 1820, Arie van der Giessen inherited a shipyard from his uncle. That shipyard grew into Van der Giessen de Noord, with Europe's largest covered slipway. River cargo ships, tugboats, ferries, and ro-ro vessels were built there. In 2003, the shipyard closed.

Today, the Stormpolder is an industrial area, but also the place where the water bus docks. Stormpolder stop, with free P+R, is Krimpen's connection to Rotterdam by water. You don't live there, but you work there. And for commuters who need to get to Rotterdam from Langeland or Kortland, the Stormpolder is the fastest route: cycle to the stop, get on the boat, and twenty minutes later you're at the Erasmusbrug.

Krimpen is small and builds compactly. The municipality has little room to expand, so new developments are going upwards. In Centrum Zuid, six residential blocks are being built between the Nieuwe Tiendweg and Raadhuisplein. The Crimpenersteyn project will deliver up to 188 homes in buildings of four to six stories. De Werf aan de IJssel will bring sixty apartments to the dike. Three-quarters of the new residents already come from Krimpen itself. This says something about how many people want to stay here. Those from outside considering renting a home in Krimpen aan den IJssel would do well to set up a search alert. Have proof of income and identification ready. The supply is limited in a municipality of this size, and available homes go to those who respond fastest.