Shopping
Living near Oude Houtlei offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Proxy Delhaize Poel (Gent)" (3 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car), "Albert Heijn - Gent" (7 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Gent Burgstraat" (4 minutes on foot or 4 minutes by car).
Nearby cities
Dendermonde is easily accessible by car, just 30 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Need to reach Sint-Niklaas for work or leisure? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Aalst in 27 minutes, convenient for daily life.
Transports
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 9 minutes by bike or 9 minutes by car.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) (8 minutes) and A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) (9 minutes).
About 2 minutes away on foot, you will find the "Cambio - Poel" station.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Donkey - Oude Houtlei 44" station just 1 minute away on foot.
Tourism
Want to play golf? You will find "Golfschool Gent" at 11 minutes.
Public transports
Whether for work or leisure, several bus lines are within reach: 12b - Drongen Luchteren - Oostakker Dorp, 10 - Mariakerke - Snellaertplein, 12a - Leerne - Achtendries with a stop reachable in under 2 minutes on foot.
This area is well connected by tram, with several lines nearby: T2 - Van Beverenplein - Melle Leeuw, T2 - V.Beverenplein - Gentbrugge Stelplaats, the nearest stop being 5 minutes away on foot.
Education
Looking for a high school for your children? "Kunsthumaniora Sint-Lucas" is 3 minutes away by car, a comfortable daily commute.
The trip to nursery "Sophie De Woelmuis" fits easily into your daily routine: just 5 minutes by car.
Just 2 minutes by bike, "Vrije Basisschool - O.-L.-V.-Visitatie Klimop" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
The variety of accessible amenities nearby contributes to the quality of life in this neighbourhood.