Shopping
Living near Rue Van Meyel - Van Meyelstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Everyday essentials are within easy reach, with several shops nearby: "Aldi Molenbeek" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Compact Okay City Molenbeek Rue Picard" (4 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Proxy Tour Et Taxis" (6 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car).
Education
Just 1 minute by bike, "Go! Basisschool Ulens" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
For after-school activities or daily drop-offs, "Ulens" (nursery) is conveniently located 5 minutes away on foot.
No need to drive for the school run: high school "Imelda-Instituut" is 7 minutes away on foot.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 34 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 42 minutes by car. Sint-Niklaas is easily accessible by car, just 37 minutes away.
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the metro lines STIB/MIVB - 2 - SIMONIS - ELISABETH, STIB/MIVB - 6 - ROI BAUDOUIN - ELISABETH with a stand 9 minutes’ walk away.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: STIB/MIVB - 21 - MAES - LUXEMBOURG, STIB/MIVB - 88 - DE BROUCKERE - UZ-VUB, STIB/MIVB - 20 - HUNDERENVELD - GARE DU NORD with a stand 2 minutes’ walk away.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including STIB/MIVB - 9 - GROOT-BIJGAARDEN - ROI BAUDOUIN with a stop reachable in fewer than 10 minutes as a pedestrian, STIB/MIVB - 55 - DA VINCI - ROGIER with a stop 14 minutes away by foot.
Tourism
A 6 minutes drive away is the "Porte De Hal" castle.
The museum "Musée Belge De La Franc-Maçonnerie" is nearby (3 minutes drive).
There is an amusement park 6 minutes away by car: "Site Experience Brussels".
The "Royal Amicale Anderlecht Golf Club" golf is 14 minutes away by car.
Looking for an activity? There are "Librairies Royales Kbr" to 7 minutes by car.A15
Transports
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 16 minutes by car.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 8 minutes by bike or 4 minutes by car.
About 6 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Yser/Ijzer" station.
A convenient dual motorway access: motorways A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) and R0 (Brussels ring) are reachable in 8 minutes.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Villo - Tour Et Taxis / Thurn & Taxis", 3 minutes on foot.
This neighbourhood offers a good balance of accessibility, services, and living comfort.