Education
Living near Rue Franklin - Franklinstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Just 1 minute by bike, "Ecole Fondamentale Emile Jacqmain" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Just a short drive away, "Lycee La Retraite" (high school) is reachable in 1 minute.
No need to drive for the school run: nursery "Emile Jacquemain" is 3 minutes away on foot.
Transports
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Ambiorix" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 6 minutes away on foot.
Brussels Airport is 11 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 43 minutes.
You can find a shared bike station 7 minutes away on foot: "Villo - Archimede / Archimedes".
Commuters will appreciate proximity to A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) (4 minutes) and A4 / E411 - E25 (Brussels - Namur - Arlon - (Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg)) (9 minutes).
The nearest train station is "Brussel-Schuman / Bruxelles-Schuman": reachable in 2 minutes by car, or 10 minutes by public transport.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station is just 1 minute away by car.
Tourism
The museum "Musée Royal De L'Armée Et D'Histoire Militaire (War Heritage Institute)" can be reached in 6 minutes.
Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 7 minutes drive away.
Just 4 minutes away is the "Maison De L'Histoire Européenne".
There is an amusement park 4 minutes away by car: "Parlamentarium - Visite Du Parlement Européen".
Want to play golf? You will find "Brussels Drohme Golf Club" at 13 minutes.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Carrefour Express Rue Franklin" (2 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Metro Schuman" (8 minutes on foot or 4 minutes by car), "Colruyt Schaerbeek Roodebeek " (9 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car).
Public transports
For your daily commute, you can choose from several tram lines: 8 - Louise - Roodebeek, 7 - Vanderkindere - Heysel, the nearest stop being 13 minutes away on foot.
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines 80 - Porte De Namur - Haren, 14 - UZ-Vub - Gare Du Nord, 83 - Gare De Berchem - Val Maria with a stop 3 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several metro lines serve the area, including 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux, 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel with a stop reachable in under 17 minutes on foot.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 39 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 44 minutes by car. Sint-Niklaas is easily accessible by car, just 41 minutes away. Need to reach Mechelen? It takes about 23 minutes by car.
This neighbourhood offers a good balance of accessibility, services, and living comfort.