Available student rooms drop 2% nationwide; 27% decrease in Amsterdam

Students looking for a room again have fewer places to choose from, Kamernet reported. According to the website for student room listings, the supply in April, May, and June was almost 2 percent lower than in the same months last year.

There are differences between the student cities surveyed. In Haarlem, the number of available rooms decreased by 33 percent, in Amsterdam by almost 27 percent, and in Breda by over 25 percent. In Wageningen, on the other hand, there was an increase of over 28 percent, and Maastricht’s supply grew by 26 percent.

The average room on Kamernet cost €601 per month in the second quarter. That is almost the same as the same quarter last year, when landlords charged an average of €598 for a room. The price has decreased compared to the first quarter, when students paid an average of €683 for a room.

Kamernet based its figures on rooms and apartments offered for rent through the site. The total number of rooms on the platform decreased from 7,381 in the second quarter of last year to 7,238 in the second quarter of this year.

The student housing site also lists independent apartments, but the number is much smaller. Kamernet saw a 20 percent decrease in this category during the period mentioned, but the significance of this is unclear. Rooms owned by housing corporations are not included in the overview, and students tend to use other platforms for apartment rentals.

For a national overview, Kamernet referred to the 2024 National Student Housing Monitor. The report listed numerous new construction plans for student housing, but still forecast a student housing shortage of over 42,000 units in 2032.