For an apartment rental in Braine-L’alleud / Eigenbrakel, there are 10 current listings. Monthly rents average €1,232 and range from €740 to €2,450. The municipality covers 52.3 km² and has 40,008 inhabitants. The average age is 41; 51.9% of residents are women. Around 70% of residents own their home, and average net income per capita is €21,611 annually. Residents’ nationalities are 89.5% Belgian, 2.7% French, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% Portuguese, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% Romanian, 0.4% Polish and 3.2% other.
Apartment buildings account for 22.3% of dwellings, compared with 77.7% for houses. The building stock includes 21.8% buildings and flat blocks, 29.7% open-type houses, farms and castles, 26% closed-type houses, 20.1% semi-closed-type houses, 1.9% commercial houses and 0.5% other types. The average dwelling has about 5.7 rooms, with an average construction year of 1961. The R0 entrance is a 5-minute drive from the centre. The A8 / E429 - E42 towards Halle, Tournai and Lille is reachable in 12 minutes, and the N5f, N27, N28, N246 and N280 also provide road access.
Bus services are provided on 22 lines, including TEC 114 to Halle, 115 to Tubize, 66 to Nivelles, 67 via Barrière to Parc de l’Alliance and W between Brussels, Waterloo and Braine-l’Alleud. The stations nearest the centre are Eigenbrakel / Braine-L’Alleud, Waterloo, De Hoek, Lillois and Sint-Genesius-Rode / Rhode-Saint-Genèse. The municipality has 36 nurseries, 15 nursery schools, 15 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Named options include La Ribambelle, Petit Pied, Ecole Fondamentale Libre Sainte-Bernadette, Ecole Fondamentale Libre Cardinal Mercier, Institut Sainte-Famille, Institut Saint-Jacques, Athenee Royal Riva-Bella and Institut De La Vallee Bailly.
For groceries and other shopping, there are 4 Carrefour, 3 Delitraiteur, 3 Delhaize, 1 Bio-Planet, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Trafic, 1 LIDL and 1 Colruyt. One electric-car charging station is available. Braine-L’alleud / Eigenbrakel has no shared bicycles or shared cars. Brussels Airport is 24 minutes away by car and 84 minutes by public transport. Across houses and apartments, the municipality currently has 139 properties listed for sale or rent.