Education
Settling near Rue de la Comète - Staartsterstraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
Just 1 minute by bike, "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Sint-Joost-Aan-Zee" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
The daily school run is made easier with "Le Winnie-Kot" (nursery), reachable in 1 minute by car.
Just a short drive away, "Centre Scolaire Des Dames De Marie-Haecht-Philomene-Limite" (high school) is reachable in 1 minute.
Public transports
The area benefits from strong metro coverage, with lines 2 - Simonis - Elisabeth, 6 - Roi Baudouin - Elisabeth, the nearest stop being 3 minutes away on foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several bus lines: 61 - Gare Du Nord - Pleiades, 66 - Gare Centrale - Peage, 65 - Gare Centrale - Machelen with a stop 3 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including 93 - Stade - Legrand, 92 - Schaerbeek Gare - Fort-Jaco, the nearest stop being 3 minutes away on foot.
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Shop & Go Delhaize Botanique" (4 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Rue Royale" (2 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Lidl Schaarbeek" (8 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Nearby cities
Dendermonde is easily accessible by car, just 36 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 44 minutes by car. Need to reach Sint-Niklaas for work or leisure? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Mechelen is easily accessible by car, just 25 minutes away.
Transports
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station is just 2 minutes away by car.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Botanique / Kruidtuin" station just 3 minutes away on foot.
Ideal for drivers: the motorways A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) are both 9 minutes away.
Brussels Airport is 13 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 32 minutes.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Botanique/Kruidtuin" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 3 minutes away on foot.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 5 minutes by bike or 2 minutes by car.
Tourism
It takes 4 minutes to reach the museum "Musée De La Bande Dessinée".
Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 6 minutes drive away.
The "Brussels Drohme Golf Club" golf is 12 minutes away by car.
An amusement park is 4 minutes away by car :"Site Experience Brussels"
An interesting activity to do in the vicinity: "Librairies Royales KBR" within 6 minutes drive.
All these advantages make this area a convenient and functional place to live.