Private-Sector Accommodation

  RWTH Aachen  

The present web page provides you with information on finding accommodation in the private sector.Towards the end of the page, there are a few links and documents to assist you with finding a room or flat.

The City of Aachen and the Location of RWTH Buildings

Aachen has about 250,000 inhabitants, 180,000 of whom live in the inner city district. As RWTH is not a campus university, most of its building are also located across the city. Thus, students may have to move between buildings variously located throughout the city, e.g. by bus, by bike, on foot, or by car. Thus, when looking for accommodation, it may be useful to find a place situated near the university building(s) that you will visit the most.

There is a link which provides you with an overview of all major university buildings; with the help of this map, you can identify in which part of the city "your" institute / lecture halls are located.

 

Costs of Accommodation - Rental Prices

The City of Aachen publishes a rental costs guideline (link in German) providing an overview of the average monthly rent for different types of accommodation. Please note that the prices quoted in this leaflet are given per square meter and taking the age of the building into account. To get a good overview, you should compare the rental prices of available rooms/flats.

Overview - Average Rent

In May 2011, the City of Aachen made a survey, analysing 160 offers each for the different types of accommodation: flatsharing, single-room apartments, and multi-room apartments.

• Single room (flatsharing): Average monthly rent €286 (±65€), average room size 18 square meters.
• Single-room apartment: Average monthly rent €316 (±71€), average room size 28 square meters.
• Multi-room apartment: Average monthly rent €478 (±€146), average no. of rooms 2.3 (±1), average flat size 54 sqm (±18 sqm)

 

 

Newspaper Advertisment Sections and Web Portals

It goes without saying that the more up-to-date the ad that you come across, the higher the chance that the room or flat on offer is still available, irrespective of whether you find it in a newspaper or on the internet.

Newspapers

For an overview of local papers, most of which include classified ad sections, please visit the Zeitungen und Magazine web page provided by the City of Aachen. Please note that even through many of these newspapers also publish ads online, some landlords prefer to publish their ads in the print version of the paper.

Internet

Below you can find an overview of websites providing assistance with finding accommodation (most of them have advertisements).

Nationwide Databases

Most web portals have a similar structure - by way of a search screen, users can specify search criteria, such as the city and desired apartment size. Many portals offer contact forms to get in touch with the advertisers - often, advertiser do not publish their contact details.

• www.aachen.studenten-wohnung.de
• www.immobilienscout24.de
• www.immonet.de
• www.immowelt.de
• www.kalaydo.de
• www.meinestadt.de
• www.studenten-wg.de
• www.wg-gesucht.de
• www.wg-liste.de
• www.wohnpool.de
• www.wohnungsmarkt24.de
• www.zwischenmiete.de

Local/Regional Portals

The links below focus on accommodation in the Aachen region and include websites by online communities and online bulletin boards.

• www.campuslife.de
• groups.google.de/group/oecher.wohnungsmarkt
• aachen-pension.de
• www.annonce.de
• www.klenkes.de
• aachen.homecompany.de
• www.hess-partner.de

Lists provided by the City, Student Services, and the International Office

"Wohnduo" – Accommodation in return for work
List of Landlords, provided by the City of Aachen

Finding Accommodation - Further Links and Downloads

Useful Links and Addresses - Links to and contact details of hotels, youth hostels, short-term accommodation, etc.

Assistance with finding a flat is also provided by:

INCAS 
AStA der RWTH Aachen