Homes across the Netherlands

• 197 m² living
• 215 m² plot
• 5 beds
• 8 rooms
• D energy

To rent on the Voorstraat: 197 m², five bedrooms, garden behind, built 1903. Two bathrooms, high ceilings, original stairwell. Label D. TU Delft is a fifteen-minute walk and the centre is five. Twelve-month minimum, unfurnished, utilities excluded.

• 100 m²
• 3 beds
• 4 rooms
• C energy

Quiet, central and needs nothing. Three bedrooms, 100 m², balcony at the rear, built 1993, label C, one bathroom.

• 67 m²
• 2 beds
• 3 rooms
• C energy

Everything in the centre is on foot from the Stadhuisplein, which is most of the appeal. 67 m², two bedrooms, one bathroom, balcony off the living room, label C. The building is listed as 1939 on file, which is earlier than Almere itself — the record almost certainly refers to a relocated or replacement structure, and the agent will confirm before exchange.

• 125 m² living
• 147 m² plot
• 3 beds
• 5 rooms
• C energy

Straightforward family house, sensible money. Three bedrooms, 125 m², garden of 147 m², built 1979, label C, one bathroom.

• 126 m² living
• 182 m² plot
• 4 beds
• 5 rooms
• B energy

Walkable to everything in the centre. Four bedrooms to rent, garden and garage, 126 m², two bathrooms, label B. The year of construction is not recorded on file. Twelve-month contract, unfurnished, utilities excluded.

• 203 m²
• 5 beds
• 8 rooms
• D energy

In the centre, five minutes on foot from everything in the old town — 203 m² to rent, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, with a courtyard garden behind. Built in 1910 with the detail intact: stairwell, doors, mouldings on the first floor. Label D, and a house that takes some heating. Unfurnished, twelve-month minimum, utilities excluded.

• 96 m²
• 3 beds
• 4 rooms
• C energy

Maisonnette on the Muurhuizen — the ring of houses built into the line of the medieval city wall, which is the sort of address that does not come up often. 96 m², three bedrooms, one bathroom, balcony at the back. The interior was rebuilt in 2000 and is entirely conventional; the walls it sits inside are not. Label C.

• 120 m² living
• 159 m² plot
• 3 beds
• 5 rooms
• C energy

In Vathorst, with a garden of 159 m² and three bedrooms across 120 m². Built in 1969, label C. Bathroom count not recorded on file — one upstairs and a WC below, on the agent's inspection. Vathorst's schools and the station are both a short cycle.

• 124 m² living
• 190 m² plot
• 4 beds
• 5 rooms
• B energy

Four bedrooms, garden and garage on the Bergenboulevard. Built 1998, label B, two bathrooms, 124 m². Twelve-month contract, unfurnished, utilities excluded.

• 206 m² living
• 681 m² plot
• 4 beds
• 7 rooms
• B energy

In Vathorst on 681 m², four bedrooms, two bathrooms, double garage. Under offer. 206 m² of living space, built 1986, label B. Mature garden with a terrace facing south-west, and enough room at the side to extend if permission allows.

• 142 m²
• 3 beds
• 4 rooms
• A energy

Delivered this year — three bedrooms, two bathrooms, roof terrace, lift and a parking space. 142 m², label A, heat pump and triple glazing. Under developer's warranty. The Assendorperstraat below is the best eating street in the city, which is either the main attraction or the main objection depending on the buyer.

• 211 m² living
• 201 m² plot
• 5 beds
• 8 rooms
• D energy

211 m² on the Van Karnebeekstraat, five bedrooms to rent, garden behind, built 1917. Two bathrooms. Original stairwell and mouldings, high ceilings, single glazing at the front — label D, and honest about it. Unfurnished, twelve months minimum, utilities excluded.