Rent a Home in Stevenshof, Leiden
A family-friendly neighborhood from the eighties and nineties, with 4,700 homes, a large park as its heart, and a location that brings the A44 to The Hague and Amsterdam within easy reach.
Stevenshof is a planned residential area east of Leiden's city center. The first pile was driven into the ground on December 15, 1982. The neighborhood was completed in the eighties and nineties and has approximately 10,665 residents (2025). It is divided into four sub-neighborhoods: Schenkwijk, Kloosterhof, Dobbewijk-Noord, and Dobbewijk-Zuid. Stevenshof was built as a family neighborhood and has maintained that character: spacious, lots of greenery, a sports park, and a retail strip with daily amenities.
Apartments Price Breakdown in Leiden
| Size | Average | Median | Price Range | Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
100-150 | €2,445 | €2,500 | €1,485 - €2,995 | 14 |
150+ | €3,133 | €3,133 | €3,090 - €3,175 | 2 |
50-75 | €1,603 | €1,495 | €932 - €2,700 | 11 |
75-100 | €1,891 | €1,923 | €1,050 - €2,950 | 11 |
<50 | €1,578 | €1,492 | €678 - €3,250 | 9 |
Built in One Generation
Stevenshof has something that older neighborhoods don't: it was built in a relatively short time for a specific group — young families who, in the 1980s, were looking for an owner-occupied home outside the Leiden city center. This gave the neighborhood a homogeneity in age structure that is now, forty years later, changing. The first generation of children has left the nest. Homes are changing owners or entering the rental market.
This turnover creates opportunities for new tenants. Stevenshof is not a neighborhood with a tight historical housing market. The scale is larger, the supply more varied, and prices are lower than in the city center or Transvaal.
Stevenspark and the Neighborhood Structure
Stevenspark is the green heart of the neighborhood. A multi-hectare park, surrounded by the four sub-neighborhoods. Play areas, walking routes, space to be outdoors without having to go into the city. Around it, residential streets are laid out in a structure that keeps cars out of the residential areas: footpaths and cycle paths run through the greenery, cars drive along the edges.
Stevenshofdreef and Margaret Staalstraat are the main thoroughfares through the neighborhood. The shopping center in the heart offers supermarkets and daily shops. For larger purchases or offerings beyond the daily, Stevenshof residents head towards the city center or the nearby shops along Rijnsburgseweg.
What You Can Rent
The offerings in Stevenshof predominantly consist of ground-level single-family homes and a smaller proportion of apartment flats. Those looking for an apartment will find them in the apartment buildings along the edges of the sub-neighborhoods. Those wanting to rent a terraced house with a garden have a better chance here than in the city center or Transvaal.
For families who want to live centrally in the Randstad, Stevenshof offers a combination that does not exist elsewhere in Leiden: space, greenery, good schools, and a motorway connection to The Hague and Amsterdam. This also attracts young families who work in the Randstad but want to live outside the large cities.
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Accessibility
The A44 is directly accessible via Rijnsburgseweg. The Hague is twenty minutes away, Amsterdam forty. Leiden Central Station is ten minutes by bike. For car users, Stevenshof is one of Leiden's most accessible neighborhoods. It's also great for cyclists: the city center is a fifteen-minute cycle via the fast routes along the water.
Buses run via Stevenshofdreef to the station and the center. Those without a car can get around well in Stevenshof with a bike and public transport. Parking is more abundant than in the city center: parking in front of the door is possible in most streets. There is little or no paid parking.
Designed for Families
Stevenshof was designed as a family neighborhood: cars along the edges, footpaths through the greenery, play areas in every sub-neighborhood. Forty years later, this layout is still fully recognizable and makes the neighborhood attractive to new families who exchange the charm of the city center for space.
Stevenspark as a Communal Garden
The neighborhood's central park runs through the four sub-neighborhoods. Walking routes, play areas, greenery in the middle of the city. For residents, it's a front garden that complements or replaces their own garden.
A44 to The Hague and Amsterdam
The motorway entrance is a few minutes' drive away. The Hague is twenty minutes, Amsterdam forty. For commuters who want to live outside the Randstad but work within it, Stevenshof's location is one of the neighborhood's practical assets.
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