Rental market · Overijssel

Rental prices Enschede 2026

The median rent in Enschede is €468 per month, or €24,87 per square metre at a median of 17 m². Average of the monthly figures over mrt–jun 2026, 934 active listings per month from 30 agencies.

57,1% above the legal maximum rent. Of the checked supply in Enschede, that share asks above the WWS maximum. 57,1% above WWS max
Median rent€/mo
468
Per m²
24,87
Median m²
17
Median time listeddays
18,7
Above WWS max%
57,1
Income req.×
4,2
By property type

Apartments breach the legal maximum most

Not every property type is priced over the limit equally often. In Enschede, 64,4% of apartments sit above the legal maximum rent, against 26,8% of houses.

Rent by property type
n≈934/mnd
Median per type · pooled mrt–jun 2026
TypeSupplyMedian€/m²Listed% > max
Apartment302€894€21,7419 d64,4%
Room586€408€26,9517,5 d55,6%
House42€1.424€13,2630,4 d26,8%
Compliance

Above the legal maximum rent

The points system ties the maximum rent to the quality of the home. In Enschede, 57,1% of checked homes sit above that maximum. No one else publishes this figure per municipality.

Legal maximum rent (WWS)
n=2.994
Distribution of checked homes · pooled mrt–jun 2026
  • Above the maximum 57,1%
  • Within the maximum 24,2%
  • Free sector 5,8%
  • Uncertain 12,8%
Energy labels in the supply
85,9% labelled
Share per label class · pooled mrt–jun 2026
Label A++++
0,2%
Label A+++
1,3%
Label A++
0,7%
Label A+
14,7%
Label A
16,7%
Label B
9,3%
Label C
19,3%
Label D
13,9%
Label E
8%
Label F
7,2%
Label G
8,6%
Median rent per month
Median per month · mrt–jun 2026
€495mrt€480apr€450mei€449jun
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