Nearby cities
Settling near Dekenstraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
Need to reach Beringen? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Need to reach Mechelen for work or leisure? It takes about 29 minutes by car. Brussels is easily accessible by car, just 26 minutes away.
Education
A real plus for families: elementary school "Vrije Lagere School - De Ark" is close enough for children to walk there in 8 minutes.
Just a short drive away, "Go! Basisschool Matadi" (preschool) is reachable in 1 minute.
No need to drive for the school run: nursery "Het Nest" is 3 minutes away on foot.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Vrije Middenschool Leuven", a high school reachable in 4 minutes.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Spar Leuven Vesalius" (5 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Leuven Burgemeesterstraat" (6 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Albert Heijn - Leuven" (14 minutes by foot or 6 minutes by car).
Transports
Motorways A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) and A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) are within easy reach, just 6 minutes away.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Tiensevest" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 2 minutes with your bike.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 4 minutes’ drive away.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Blue-Bike - Heverlee Philipssite", 8 minutes on foot.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 17 minutes by car.
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Louvain / Leuven / Löwen" train station is fewer than 3 minutes away by car.
Tourism
Looking for an activity? There are "Centre Sortilège.be" to 23 minutes by car.A15
It takes 22 minutes to reach the museum "Musée Bruxellois Du Moulin Et De L’alimentation".
Want to play golf? You will find "Golfclub Kampenhout" at 18 minutes.
"Aventure Parc Wavre" is 27 minutes away.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including De Lijn - 11 - Binnenringbus Leuven, De Lijn - 555 - Leuven - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, De Lijn - 15 - Leuven - Haasrode - Vaalbeek with a stop 2 minutes away by foot.
A practical location that combines accessibility and everyday conveniences.