Buying a home in Glastuinbouwgebied, De Kwakel.
You'll find primarily older detached homes and renovated farm buildings here, spread across what was once the Netherlands' glasshouse heartland. The neighborhood is genuinely quiet—no through traffic, just locals and people who chose to be here. You're fifteen minutes from Amsterdam by car, but the pace of life is entirely different. Most homes sit on generous plots; if you're thinking about space and privacy without feeling isolated, this is it.
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What to consider when buying in Glastuinbouwgebied
Pros:
- Direct access to the Amsterdam-Utrecht railway line at De Kwakel station; express trains to Amsterdam Central in 20 minutes, Utrecht in 35 minutes
- Rural setting with open sightlines across polders and nurseries; few neighbors means genuine quiet
- Significantly cheaper per square meter than Amsterdam or Uithoorn town center
- Low car congestion; most daily errands require a vehicle, which means uncongested roads
Cons:
- No supermarket, school, or doctor within walking distance; everything requires a car or train trip
- You live among active greenhouses and nurseries—regular early morning activity, occasional crop-spraying smell, heavy truck traffic on Zijdelveld and Legmeerdijk
- Train to Amsterdam runs only twice per hour; evening and weekend service drops significantly
- Flooding risk in heavy rainfall; parts of the area sit below sea level and rely on pumping stations
- Building restrictions: the area is protected for agriculture, so new construction and major renovations face strict rules from the gemeente
Finding a home in De Kwakel
In De Kwakel, 3 recorded transactions in the previous full quarter had a median sale price of €530,112, compared with a median asking price of €495,000. Use this as a reference for that period and compare a home’s asking price and features with similar recent sales.
Asking prices and sale prices in De Kwakel
In the previous full quarter, 3 recorded sales in De Kwakel had a median price of €530,112 and a median asking price of €495,000. These medians describe the recorded homes, not every property or the value of a home you may consider, so compare them with recent sales of similar homes.
The wider housing market in De Kwakel
The previous full quarter recorded 3 sales in De Kwakel, with a median price of €530,112 and a median price per m² of €5,580. The median asking price was €495,000 for that same full-quarter sample; these are medians of recorded listings and sales, not a valuation of every home.
Updated: September 2026
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