Netherlands property investment guide
Prices, price growth and rental yields, region by region
Home prices in Netherlands rose 8.0% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the 10th fastest of 35 European countries. Renting out on 12-month lets earned a gross yield of 5.3% of the price a year, falling from 6.9% in 2016 to 4.3% in 2025 as prices outpaced rents. A square metre cost €5,186 in 2025.
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Regions of Netherlands
| Flevoland | +9.1% | 5.5% | €4,915 | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groningen | +8.4% | 5.7% | €4,015 | 3 |
| Drenthe | +8.1% | 4.0% | €4,453 | 3 |
| Gelderland | +8.1% | 4.5% | €5,186 | 4 |
| Noord-Holland | +7.9% | 5.1% | €6,169 | 7 |
| Utrecht | +7.8% | 4.7% | €6,062 | – |
| Zuid-Holland | +7.8% | 5.4% | €5,074 | 6 |
| Overijssel | +7.8% | 4.4% | €4,552 | 3 |
| Friesland | +7.7% | 4.4% | €4,063 | 3 |
| Noord-Brabant | +7.6% | 4.5% | €5,266 | 4 |
| Limburg | +7.2% | 4.9% | €4,130 | 3 |
| Zeeland | +6.6% | 4.9% | €3,966 | 2 |
Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.
All 50 areas in Netherlands
Each with its own prices, growth and yields
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How Netherlands compares
Median of 35 countries with a price index, 2016–2025.
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in Netherlands?
€5,186 per m² in 2025, from Deloitte. It ranges from €3,966 in Zeeland to €6,169 in Noord-Holland.
How much have property prices risen in Netherlands?
+8.0% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +4.8% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in Netherlands?
5.3% of the price a year on average for 12-month lets in 2016–2025, and 4.3% in 2025. These are gross figures, before costs, fees, empty months and tax.
Which region of Netherlands had the highest price growth?
Flevoland, at +9.1% a year from 2016 to 2025, ahead of Groningen at +8.4%.
Sources
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